Sefotsane Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Sefotsane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sefotsane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho121:169,38013,459
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054

Sefotsane (48) may also be a first name.

Sefotsane Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sefotsane occurs more in Lesotho more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Sefotsane.

How Common Is The Last Name Sefotsane? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sefotsane is the 4,427,875th most frequent surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. The surname Sefotsane occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sefotsane are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Sefotsane is also the 1,448,253rd most widespread forename internationally. It is borne by 48 people.

The surname Sefotsane is most widely held in Lesotho, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 169,380. In Lesotho Sefotsane is primarily concentrated in: Butha-Buthe District, where 100 percent live. Not including Lesotho this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 40 percent live.

Sefotsane Last Name Statistics demography

Sefotsane earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 10.92% less than the national average, earning R 211,680 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sefatsane89189/
Sefatsana7895/
Sefatjane786/
Safatsane781/
Sifatsane781/
Sefasan751/
Sefashan711,426/
Sefastsson6343/
Shifashane6318/
Sefacan6312/
Saifahasan531/
Sephachane531/
Siphotchang50178/
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 Sefotsane
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