Aphane Surname
Approximately 20,607 people bear this surname
Aphane Surname User-submission:
The surname Aphane means as a question 'should he give?' or as a statement 'he has given'. It is from the Nguni culture of Africa, predominantly South Africa. It refers to one who is generous, gifting or gifted, providing rather than receiving.
Read More About This SurnameAphane Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 20,403 | 1:2,655 | 326 |
| Swaziland | 152 | 1:8,541 | 460 |
| England | 26 | 1:2,143,002 | 82,017 |
| United States | 12 | 1:30,204,911 | 765,334 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
Aphane (42) may also be a first name.
Aphane Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The surname Aphane means as a question 'should he give?' or as a statement 'he has given'. It is from the Nguni culture of Africa, predominantly South Africa. It refers to one who is generous, gifting or gifted, providing rather than receiving. In Ndebele, where the surname is prevalent, the word ukuphana means 'act of giving to one another'.
- thapelo.aphaneAphane Demographics
Average Aphane Salary in
South Africa
R 156,780
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Aphane Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Aphane Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Aphane (Marathi: अफणे) occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Aphane? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 26,106th most frequently held family name on earth, held by around 1 in 353,644 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Aphane reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Aphane is also the 1,566,439th most widely held first name throughout the world, held by 42 people.
This surname is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is held by 20,403 people, or 1 in 2,655. In South Africa it is most common in: Gauteng, where 43 percent live, Limpopo, where 33 percent live and Mpumalanga, where 12 percent live. Without taking into account South Africa it exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in Swaziland, where 1 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.
Aphane Last Name Statistics demography
Aphane earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 34.03% less than the national average, earning R 156,780 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Aphane Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Aphane in the Marathi language | ||
| अफणे | aphane | - |
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Footnotes
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