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 can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Thafeng? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 522,545th most widely held last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 11,716,312 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Thafeng live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,744,716th most commonly used first name world-wide It is held by 35 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Lesotho, where it is carried by 477 people, or 1 in 4,261. In Lesotho Thafeng is most numerous in: Maseru District, where 52 percent reside, Leribe District, where 23 percent reside and Berea District, where 11 percent reside. Outside of Lesotho it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 23 percent reside and India, where 0 percent reside.
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
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