Thafeng Surname
Approximately 622 people bear this surname
Thafeng Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 477 | 1:4,261 | 828 |
| South Africa | 144 | 1:376,234 | 33,811 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Thafeng (35) may also be a first name.
Thafeng Demographics
Average Thafeng Salary in
South Africa
R 126,144
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Thafeng Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Thafeng Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Thafeng occurs most in Lesotho. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Thafeng? popularity and diffusion
It is the 522,545th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 11,716,312 people. The surname Thafeng is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Thafeng are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Thafeng is also the 1,744,716th most frequently held first name throughout the world, borne by 35 people.
The last name Thafeng is most frequently held in Lesotho, where it is carried by 477 people, or 1 in 4,261. In Lesotho it is mostly found in: Maseru District, where 52 percent live, Leribe District, where 23 percent live and Berea District, where 11 percent live. Apart from Lesotho Thafeng occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 23 percent live and India, where 0 percent live.
Thafeng Last Name Statistics demography
Thafeng earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 46.92% less than the national average, earning R 126,144 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tafeng | 92 | 28 | / |
| Thapfaeng | 88 | 43 | / |
| Taifeng | 86 | 9 | / |
| Tatfeng | 86 | 2 | / |
| Tafaeng | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tafeung | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tophaeng | 80 | 4 | / |
| Thapheng | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tafing | 77 | 12 | / |
| Thepfaeng | 75 | 4 | / |
| Topheng | 71 | 71 | / |
| Taffing | 71 | 53 | / |
| Thaiphueng | 71 | 32 | / |
| Tapheng | 71 | 26 | / |
| Taufing | 71 | 10 | / |
| Thefing | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tofeung | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tofueng | 71 | 1 | / |
| Thaphing | 67 | 11 | / |
| Taphoeng | 67 | 7 | / |
| Thopheng | 67 | 7 | / |
| Teufeung | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thoopheng | 63 | 1 | / |
| Tofing | 62 | 15 | / |
| Tefing | 62 | 1 | / |
| Toffing | 57 | 9 | / |
| Taphing | 57 | 2 | / |
| Teufing | 57 | 1 | / |
| Tophing | 57 | 0 | / |
| Teffing | 57 | 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 Thafeng
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis