Sefatsane Surname

1,231,034th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 189 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Sefatsane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sefatsane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho1451:14,0183,095
South Africa431:1,259,94770,377
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Sefatsane Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sefatsane has its highest incidence in Lesotho. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sefatsane? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sefatsane is the 1,231,034th most frequently held surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 38,558,444 people. Sefatsane is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Sefatsane reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequently used in Lesotho, where it is held by 145 people, or 1 in 14,018. In Lesotho it is primarily found in: Butha-Buthe District, where 49 percent live, Leribe District, where 41 percent live and Maseru District, where 8 percent live. Not including Lesotho this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 23 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Sefatsane Last Name Statistics demography

Sefatsane earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 8.49% less than the national average, earning R 217,464 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sefatsana8995/
Sefotsane8920/
Sefatjane896/
Safatsane891/
Sifatsane891/
Sefasan881/
Sefashan821,426/
Sefacan7512/
Sefastsson7443/
Shifashane7418/
Saifahasan631/
Sephachane631/
Siphaisan56323/
Sephachan561/
Saiphaisan531/
Siphetsheni501/

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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 Sefatsane
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