Olfane Surname
Approximately 43 people bear this surname
Olfane Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 42 | 1:48,394 | 7,686 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Olfane Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Olfane Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Olfane is most common in Lesotho. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Olfane? popularity and diffusion
The surname Olfane is the 2,979,664th most frequent family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 169,477,812 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Olfane are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
This last name is most prevalent in Lesotho, where it is held by 42 people, or 1 in 48,394. In Lesotho Olfane is mostly concentrated in: Quthing District, where 86 percent reside and Leribe District, where 14 percent reside. Excluding Lesotho Olfane exists in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oulfane | 92 | 4 | / |
| Olfanne | 92 | 0 | / |
| Houlfane | 86 | 1 | / |
| Elfane | 83 | 318 | / |
| Alfane | 83 | 241 | / |
| Golfan | 83 | 26 | / |
| Ulfane | 83 | 9 | / |
| Olfene | 83 | 7 | / |
| Olfant | 83 | 6 | / |
| Olfanc | 83 | 2 | / |
| Olfany | 83 | 1 | / |
| Holfan | 83 | 1 | / |
| Olfine | 83 | 0 | / |
| Elfanne | 77 | 138 | / |
| Golfani | 77 | 41 | / |
| Alfanet | 77 | 30 | / |
| Alfanie | 77 | 12 | / |
| Holfand | 77 | 5 | / |
| Alfange | 77 | 3 | / |
| Galfane | 77 | 2 | / |
| Alfaneh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Helfane | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oilfone | 77 | 1 | / |
| Holfgan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Halfane | 77 | 1 | / |
| Alfan | 73 | 7,038 | / |
| Olfon | 73 | 26 | / |
| Alfanney | 71 | 1 | / |
| Golpfani | 71 | 1 | / |
| Alfajane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Alfani | 67 | 15,363 | / |
| Halfan | 67 | 4,585 | / |
| Ulfani | 67 | 303 | / |
| Elfene | 67 | 142 | / |
| Alfone | 67 | 141 | / |
| Ulfana | 67 | 112 | / |
| Alfana | 67 | 98 | / |
| Alfany | 67 | 95 | / |
| Alfaan | 67 | 37 | / |
| Alfine | 67 | 31 | / |
| Alfain | 67 | 28 | / |
| Galfan | 67 | 28 | / |
| Alfhan | 67 | 27 | / |
| Alfant | 67 | 26 | / |
| Alfean | 67 | 11 | / |
| Alfang | 67 | 6 | / |
| Alfene | 67 | 3 | / |
| Alfand | 67 | 3 | / |
| Olffon | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ulfany | 67 | 2 | / |
| Holfam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Golfon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Allfan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alfanh | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Olfane
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