Tefonyane Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Tefonyane Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 12 | 1:169,380 | 13,459 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
Tefonyane (14) may also be a first name.
Tefonyane Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tefonyane Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tefonyane is found in Lesotho more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tefonyane? popularity and diffusion
Tefonyane is the 4,908,606th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Tefonyane reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most frequently occurring first name at a global level, borne by 14 people.
This last name is most common in Lesotho, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 169,380. In Lesotho it is most prevalent in: Berea District, where 83 percent are found, Leribe District, where 8 percent are found and Mokhotlong District, where 8 percent are found. Outside of Lesotho it occurs in one country. It is also found in Botswana, where 25 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tefonyana | 89 | 1 | / |
| Tefonan | 88 | 3 | / |
| Tevonyan | 82 | 220 | / |
| Tefnani | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tfinane | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tevanyan | 71 | 1,437 | / |
| Tevonian | 71 | 53 | / |
| Tofenane | 71 | 48 | / |
| Tufanyan | 71 | 47 | / |
| Tofanyan | 71 | 12 | / |
| Tovanyan | 71 | 12 | / |
| Toyvanen | 71 | 7 | / |
| Taefunan | 71 | 6 | / |
| Toufouanane | 70 | 1 | / |
| Tevnan | 67 | 114 | / |
| Tefnin | 67 | 70 | / |
| Tufuanane | 67 | 21 | / |
| Tiefonhon | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tafnan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tifnan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Teevanyan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tevoniani | 67 | 1 | / |
| Toughnane | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Tefonyane
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