Tlapana Surname

668,257th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 448 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Tlapana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tlapana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho4281:4,749954
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Tlapana (15) may also be a first name.

Tlapana Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tlapana is borne by more people in Lesotho than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Tlapana.

How Common Is The Last Name Tlapana? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tlapana is the 668,257th most prevalent last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 16,266,844 people. Tlapana is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Tlapana reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Tlapana is also the 2,900,335th most commonly used first name world-wide, borne by 15 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Lesotho, where it is carried by 428 people, or 1 in 4,749. In Lesotho Tlapana is most prevalent in: Leribe District, where 64 percent reside, Maseru District, where 26 percent reside and Berea District, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account Lesotho Tlapana is found in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 4 percent reside and Thailand, where 0 percent reside.

Tlapana Last Name Statistics demography

Tlapana earn notably more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 16.8% more than the national average, earning R 277,572 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tlhapana931/
Tlapane8655/
Tlopana861/
Tlhapane801,598/
Thlapane8054/
Tlapango8019/
Tlopane714/
Tlhopane67122/
Thlopane674/
Tlhophane63105/

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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 Tlapana
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