Tlhakana Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Tlhakana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Tlhakana Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho261:78,1759,832
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Tlhakana Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tlhakana is held by more people in Lesotho than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tlhakana? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,798,600th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Tlhakana live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

Tlhakana is most widespread in Lesotho, where it is carried by 26 people, or 1 in 78,175. In Lesotho Tlhakana is most frequent in: Leribe District, where 85 percent live, Maseru District, where 12 percent live and Butha-Buthe District, where 4 percent live. Apart from Lesotho this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tlakana931/
Tlhakane887/
Thlakana883/
Tlhakange821/
Tlokana80250/
Tlakane80130/
Tlakani8021/
Tillakanna781/
Thlakane751/
Tlokane6724/
Tlakone671/
Tlazcano632/
Tlhacone631/
Tlaskonos591/
Tlocane531/
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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 Tlhakana
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