Fanyane Surname

897,852nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 298 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Fanyane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fanyane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho1271:16,0043,470
South Africa1051:515,97841,519
Botswana661:33,1356,513

Fanyane (1,474) may also be a first name.

Fanyane Last Name Facts

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

Fanyane occurs in Lesotho more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fanyane? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 897,852nd most widely held surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 24,454,852 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Fanyane reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 202,756th most frequent first name at a global level. It is borne by 1,474 people.

The last name is most widely held in Lesotho, where it is borne by 127 people, or 1 in 16,004. In Lesotho Fanyane is most common in: Mafeteng District, where 28 percent reside, Butha-Buthe District, where 26 percent reside and Berea District, where 19 percent reside. Apart from Lesotho Fanyane exists in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 35 percent reside and Botswana, where 22 percent reside.

Fanyane Last Name Statistics demography

Fanyane earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 72% less than the national average, earning R 66,528 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Feanyane937/
Faanyane935/
Fanyana86694/
Fanhane8627/
Fanyani8613/
Fagnane869/
Fonyane868/
Phanyane80707/
Fanjagne801/
Fañane776/
Phaanyane753/
Fagnani715,385/
Fanhani71514/
Fagnone7129/
Faniani7123/
Vanjane7117/
Fanjani7110/
Vaniane715/
Fonyana712/
Fanhone711/
Faniana711/
Fonyani711/
Fonjane711/
Phanyana6787/
Phanyani6729/
Phonyane6726/
Fanihani6725/
Fanjiana6712/
Fanniani6711/
Fougnane679/
Fangione671/
Vanyanyi671/
Vainjane671/
Veanjane671/
Fangnani671/
Fanhanni671/

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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 Fanyane
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