Chekoane Surname

897,852nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 298 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Chekoane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chekoane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho2451:8,2961,856
South Africa531:1,022,22162,590

Chekoane Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chekoane occurs more in Lesotho more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chekoane? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 897,852nd most commonly held surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 24,454,852 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chekoane reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

Chekoane is most commonly held in Lesotho, where it is carried by 245 people, or 1 in 8,296. In Lesotho Chekoane is mostly found in: Maseru District, where 43 percent reside, Leribe District, where 24 percent reside and Berea District, where 21 percent reside. Besides Lesotho it is found in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 18 percent reside.

Chekoane Last Name Statistics demography

Chekoane earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 60.81% less than the national average, earning R 93,120 per year.

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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 Chekoane
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