Xafani Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Xafani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Xafani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402

Xafani Last Name Facts

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

Xafani occurs most in South Africa. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Xafani? popularity and diffusion

Xafani is the 6,063,924th most frequently used surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Xafani live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 6,019,745. In South Africa Xafani is most frequent in: Eastern Cape, where 100 percent are found. Excluding South Africa this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Lesotho, where 10 percent are found.

Xafani Last Name Statistics demography

Xafani earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 71.7% less than the national average, earning R 67,260 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nxafani9225/
Xhafani928/
Ngxafani862/
Safani83988/
Shafani77590/
Saifani7771/
Safaani7751/
Safhani7716/
Safanie7715/
Chafani7713/
Safaini7710/
Safgani7710/
Sahfani778/
Saffani776/
Sayfani775/
Zaafani774/
Saafani773/
Zafanni772/
Saufani772/
Safangi772/
Seafani772/
Safahni772/
Zavfani771/
Zafanii771/
Zafanyi771/
Szafani771/
Safanit771/
Xaefane771/
Xhafeni771/
Safahani71253/
Ngxafane7181/
Chafaani715/
Shaufani714/
Chaffani713/
Chaufani712/
Shaffani712/
Shaifani711/
Saifanis711/
Saffanni711/
Schafani711/
Nxaphani711/
Nqxafane711/
Safana67596/
Zafane67548/
Sofani67440/
Safoni6762/
Safane6738/
Zafany671/

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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
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  • 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 Xafani
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