Ntlhafi Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Ntlhafi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Ntlhafi Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho41:508,14018,568
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362

Ntlhafi Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ntlhafi Come From? nationality or country of origin

Ntlhafi is borne by more people in Lesotho than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ntlhafi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,117,718th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname Ntlhafi is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ntlhafi reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most commonly held in Lesotho, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 508,140. In Lesotho it is most numerous in: Mafeteng District, where 75 percent live and Maseru District, where 25 percent live. Excluding Lesotho this last name exists in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 43 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Nthlophi672/
Ntlhapho672/
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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ntlhafi
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