Sefothane Surname

1,428,594th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 151 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Sefothane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sefothane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho1391:14,6233,202
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638

Sefothane (25) may also be a first name.

Sefothane Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sefothane is most common in Lesotho. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sefothane? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,428,594th most commonly occurring family name on earth, held by around 1 in 48,261,893 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sefothane live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,136,160th most frequently held forename at a global level, borne by 25 people.

This last name is most numerous in Lesotho, where it is carried by 139 people, or 1 in 14,623. In Lesotho it is most common in: Leribe District, where 58 percent are found, Butha-Buthe District, where 32 percent are found and Berea District, where 6 percent are found. Excluding Lesotho this surname exists in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 8 percent are found.

Sefothane Last Name Statistics demography

Sefothane earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 78.5% less than the national average, earning R 51,084 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sefotane941/
Sefothana891/
Sefetane8239/
Sophathane741/
Sephathane741/
Sefatain711/
Chefoutan671/
Seephoothon601/
Sifatain5925/
Shifatain564/
Siphothong534/
Siphottham532/
Siphotthong50621/

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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 Sefothane
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