Rafobane Surname
Approximately 22 people bear this surname
Rafobane Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 17 | 1:119,562 | 11,827 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
Rafobane Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rafobane Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Rafobane is found most frequently in Lesotho. It may occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Rafobane? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,206,983rd most numerous family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Rafobane are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Rafobane is most frequently occurring in Lesotho, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 119,562. In Lesotho Rafobane is mostly found in: Leribe District, where 94 percent reside and Berea District, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account Lesotho it is found in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 23 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rafeeban | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rafbainah | 71 | 20 | / |
| Ravban | 71 | 17 | / |
| Ravbani | 67 | 62 | / |
| Rafiyabano | 67 | 8 | / |
| Rafavan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rafiabhanu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rafiyabanu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rafibin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rafavana | 63 | 1 | / |
| Raphaban | 63 | 1 | / |
| Ravabahan | 59 | 6 | / |
| Raphabana | 59 | 6 | / |
| Raphaswane | 56 | 8 | / |
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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 Rafobane
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