Aphane Surname

26,106th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20,607 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

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.

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Aphane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa20,4031:2,655326
Swaziland1521:8,541460
England261:2,143,00282,017
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Iceland21:190,0456,825
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

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.aphane

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aaphane9249/
Haphane9216/
Aphaane9212/
Gaphane924/
Aphaney921/
Apane91449/
Aphan9171/
Atphan83756/
Auphan83304/
Apange83197/
Aphani83113/
Aphana8370/
Ephane8358/
Aiphan8340/
Haphan8339/
Aphang8335/
Apahan8329/
Appane8322/
Aphgan8315/
Hapane8311/
Apayne838/
Apaane837/
Apaner835/
Aphone835/
Gapane835/
Apaine835/
Apanje834/
Aphand834/
Apanne834/
Eapane834/
Asphan833/
Ophane833/
Gaphan832/
Aapane832/
Aphhan831/
Apanet831/
Afhane831/
Apanes831/
Aaphan831/
Apahne831/
Apanie831/
Aphene831/
Aphine831/
Apatne831/
Apeane831/
Apan805,913/
Gophane77760/
Afahane77157/
Aphasin77123/
Auphand7718/
Haphani7713/
Aiphani7712/
Asphamn779/
Afhaene777/
Auphant777/
Aphphan776/
Haphana776/
Apahang776/
Apangue775/
Gaupane774/
Aphgani773/
Aspanea773/
Aphones773/
Aapange772/
Aaphain771/
Aaphgan771/
Aphanis771/
Aphatem771/
Appange771/
Haspane771/
Ephanie771/
Apajone771/
Aphanay771/
Apaunei771/
Asphone771/
Gappane771/
Aiphant771/
Eawphan771/
Apanque771/
Gauphan770/
Appahan770/
Afane7311,600/
Apana734,771/
Appan733,598/
Apang733,169/
Apine733,004/
Aspan731,476/
Apone731,119/
Apani73626/
Ahpan73625/
Apene73616/
Epane73612/
Gapan73587/
Hapan73488/
Aphon73260/
Aypan73205/
Ahvan73104/
Apain7376/
Ophan7363/
Eapan7358/
Apaan7357/
Afhan7345/
Aipan7334/
Ahfan7330/
Apand7325/
Aapan7324/
Apany7323/
Aupan7322/
Apfan7315/
Opane7315/
Đapan7314/
Apamn7313/
Adpan7313/
Apgan7311/
Ašpan7310/
Atpan739/
Apham737/
Ajpan736/
Apaun735/
Apatn734/
Apanc733/
Apant733/
Apann731/
Apșan731/
Apanh731/
Haphanna71109/
Aspahani7150/
Happaney7116/
Gapoyane718/
Affahane717/
Aphainit717/
Hapanets716/
Aphasing714/
Ahafaene714/
Hafahane713/
Haphoine711/
Aapphana711/
Ahapaine711/
Haiphene711/
Asfahane711/
Auphaing711/
Auphanit711/
Aupheang711/
Haphanny711/
Afaneh677,266/
Affane676,955/
Gafane673,869/
Hapani673,557/
Gopane673,443/
Appana673,381/
Appani672,137/
Hopane67838/
Appang67831/
Atphon67616/
Afange67417/
Apanay67403/
Gapany67391/
Opanes67327/
Apanna67274/
Aponie67251/
Hophan67211/
Aafane67204/
Eappan67197/
Haphachen67179/
Atfane67171/
Haphon67165/
Apanui67139/
Adfane67136/
Apeang67130/
Apatin67103/
Ophang67101/
Gaupan67101/
Otphan6794/
Hapana6785/
Apenei6785/
Ashfan6783/
Apanyo6771/
Afhany6766/
Apyene6755/
Gophan6751/
Hapang6750/
Aponge6749/
Apangi6746/
Hafane6746/
Appann6745/
Afanes6745/
Aphiyanna6737/
Apasen6737/
Happan6735/
Opange6729/
Aspain6728/
Aipang6728/
Ahpene6725/
Ahavan6724/
Asfhan6724/
Apeine6724/
Ahfani6723/
Apanis6723/
Aspang6723/
Afaune6721/
Oupane6719/
Apaina6718/
Aapani6715/
Appany6715/
Hapone6715/
Aipana6711/
Gapone6710/
Afhani6710/
Gappan6710/
Asphahani6710/
Gaipan6710/
Apaten6710/
Apaniz6710/
Aipain679/
Apanyi679/
Aspany679/
Hapham677/
Achfan677/
Apeani677/
Apanoi677/
Gaypan676/
Ahpani676/
Aepani676/
Appine676/
Aponet676/
Aupani676/
Apatem675/
Avahan675/
Aiphon675/
Aafine674/
Ephone674/
Apaana674/
Apiney674/
Aypine674/
Ophana674/
Apoune674/
Afahan673/
Afgane673/
Apoene673/
Afaene673/
Opanie673/
Ahwvan673/
Hafine673/
Apatyn673/
Apasin672/
Apacem672/
Aspham672/
Aippan672/
Apanni672/
Auspan672/
Apuene672/
Afaney672/
Epanne672/
Apaini672/
Apanai672/
Apanid672/
Apiene672/
Appene672/
Afanne672/
Apeana672/
Appain672/
Aupain672/
Hapain671/
Opanez671/
Ophant671/
Ophene671/
Hepane671/
Easpan671/
Ephene671/
Aipant671/
Aipham671/
Affhan671/
Aphonh671/
Apinee671/
Atpain671/
Aspaan671/
Atfhan671/
Apanio671/
Apoine671/
Apeene671/
Afanje671/
Opanje671/
Aponeh671/
Aapine671/
Afahne671/
Aponje671/
Aupene671/
Ophani671/
Opphan671/
Gapain671/
Epanie671/
Ahpain671/
Ahpine671/
Aipand671/
Abpand671/
Aahpan671/
Aapana671/
Apphon671/
Apagni671/
Apahun671/
Apamng671/
Apanaa671/
Apanij671/
Apaang671/
Aphong671/
Apauna671/
Apaung671/
Eapean671/
Aâfane671/
Ahuvan671/
Aifane671/
Asphon671/
Aphein671/
Apaani671/
Odphan671/
Afhgan671/
Ahpand671/
Ahapan671/
Aidpan671/
Eadpan671/
Ashpan671/
Apeney671/
Appand671/
Aypana671/
Aupana671/
Aupham671/
Autpan671/
Hefane671/
Eaphon670/
Aufhamner670/
Hapany670/

Aphane Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Aphane in the Marathi language
अफणेaphane-

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