Phaloana Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Phaloana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Phaloana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho41:508,14018,568
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613

Phaloana Last Name Facts

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

The last name Phaloana is borne by more people in Lesotho than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Phaloana? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 7,593,402nd most widespread surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Phaloana reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequently held in Lesotho, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 508,140. In Lesotho it is primarily found in: Mohale's Hoek District, where 75 percent are found and Maseru District, where 25 percent are found. Apart from Lesotho it occurs in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Phaloana
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis