Thafeni Surname

203,470th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,045 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Thafeni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thafeni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2,0331:26,6493,413
Lesotho81:254,07015,268
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Thafeni (71) may also be a first name.

Thafeni Last Name Facts

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

The last name Thafeni occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Thafeni.

How Common Is The Last Name Thafeni? popularity and diffusion

It is the 203,470th most frequent surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 3,563,592 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Thafeni reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,152,838th most commonly held forename globally. It is borne by 71 people.

The surname Thafeni is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 2,033 people, or 1 in 26,649. In South Africa Thafeni is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 47 percent live, Gauteng, where 18 percent live and Western Cape, where 14 percent live. Without taking into account South Africa this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Lesotho, where 0 percent live and Angola, where 0 percent live.

Thafeni Last Name Statistics demography

Thafeni earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 52.43% less than the national average, earning R 113,052 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tahafeni931/
Tafeni923,524/
Thafene86102/
Thafani8623/
Tafeani862/
Taffeni861/
Thafeny861/
Thaufani8012/
Thaffini801/
Tofeni77267/
Tafini77111/
Tafena7728/
Tafenh7718/
Tafene772/
Thofani71251/
Thaphetnit71124/
Taffini71115/
Taifena7155/
Tofenio7142/
Thefani7129/
Tavfani7128/
Thafane7116/
Taifani7110/
Tafenoa713/
Tafener712/
Thafany712/
Tafonai712/
Tafhini711/
Tafanie711/
Tahfani711/
Taufini711/
Taifoni711/
Taffeny710/
Taufener674/
Tephanie673/
Taffener673/
Taffinis671/
Taifener671/
Thafaina671/
Thaewphinij671/
Thaifane671/
Toufengi671/
Tafeiner671/
Tephaniy671/
Taffenee671/

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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 Thafeni
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis