Chekane Surname
Approximately 135 people bear this surname
Chekane Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 64 | 1:31,759 | 5,908 |
| Botswana | 39 | 1:56,075 | 10,323 |
| South Africa | 23 | 1:2,355,552 | 98,611 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Chekane (261) may also be a first name.
Chekane Demographics
Average Chekane Salary in
South Africa
R 52,308
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Chekane Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chekane Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chekane (Marathi: िचकणे, Russian: Чекане) occurs most in Lesotho. It may also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Chekane.
How Common Is The Last Name Chekane? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,537,949th most common family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 53,981,822 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Chekane live; 94 percent live in Southern Africa and 94 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 550,922nd most widely held first name world-wide, borne by 261 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Lesotho, where it is held by 64 people, or 1 in 31,759. In Lesotho Chekane is primarily found in: Leribe District, where 98 percent live and Maseru District, where 2 percent live. Apart from Lesotho this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Botswana, where 29 percent live and South Africa, where 17 percent live.
Chekane Last Name Statistics demography
Chekane earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 77.99% less than the national average, earning R 52,308 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chekane Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chekane in the Marathi language | ||
| िचकणे | icakane | - |
| Chekane in the Russian language | ||
| Чекане | cekane | - |
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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 Chekane
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