Thafene Surname

1,828,462nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 102 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Thafene Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thafene Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho801:25,4075,059
South Africa221:2,462,623101,019

Thafene (13) may also be a first name.

Thafene Last Name Facts

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

The surname Thafene occurs more in Lesotho more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Thafene.

How Common Is The Last Name Thafene? popularity and diffusion

The surname Thafene is the 1,828,462nd most frequently held family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 71,446,529 people. The surname Thafene is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Thafene reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Thafene is also the 3,159,357th most commonly held first name at a global level It is held by 13 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Lesotho, where it is borne by 80 people, or 1 in 25,407. In Lesotho Thafene is primarily concentrated in: Quthing District, where 48 percent are found, Qacha's Nek District, where 25 percent are found and Mohale's Hoek District, where 18 percent are found. Apart from Lesotho it exists in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 22 percent are found.

Thafene Last Name Statistics demography

Thafene earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 33.75% less than the national average, earning R 157,440 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tafene922/
Thafeni862,045/
Thafane8616/
Tafener862/
Thafeny861/
Taufener804/
Taffener803/
Tafeiner801/
Tahafeni801/
Taifener801/
Taffenee801/
Thaifane801/
Tafeni773,524/
Tafane771,262/
Tafone77133/
Tafine7729/
Tafena7728/
Tafenh7718/
Tafein7711/
Tefene775/
Tofene772/
Tafeun771/
Tafean771/
Tauffener7511/
Tafetin71923/
Tafheem71467/
Taifena7155/
Taifane7145/
Taffein7135/
Taffone7127/
Tophane7124/
Thafani7123/
Taffine7122/
Tefehne7120/
Taufine7118/
Teffene7113/
Toufene716/
Tafiner716/
Tafenoa713/
Taphane712/
Taffane712/
Thafany712/
Tafeani712/
Tephane712/
Taffeni711/
Tayfane711/
Tafayne711/
Thofone711/
Tahfane711/
Tafonne711/
Tafinez711/
Tafines711/
Taffeny710/
Tapfine710/
Tafaine710/
Tachfine671,607/
Thefaine6739/
Theifane6738/
Tephaine6714/
Toufenet6713/
Thaufani6712/
Thaphane675/
Thafaina671/
Thaewphenee671/
Thaphine671/
Théfaine671/
Téphaine671/
Tahfheem671/
Thaffini671/
Taffiney670/

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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 Thafene
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