Thahana Surname
Approximately 28 people bear this surname
Thahana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 26 | 1:78,175 | 9,832 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Thahana (16) may also be a first name.
Thahana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Thahana Come From? nationality or country of origin
Thahana is found most in Lesotho. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Thahana? popularity and diffusion
The last name Thahana is the 3,730,171st most widely held family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Thahana reside; 96 percent reside in Southern Africa and 96 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Thahana is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently used first name internationally, held by 16 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Lesotho, where it is held by 26 people, or 1 in 78,175. In Lesotho it is most numerous in: Maseru District, where 50 percent are found, Leribe District, where 23 percent are found and Thaba-Tseka District, where 19 percent are found. Aside from Lesotho it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 4 percent are found and South Africa, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Thahana
- 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