Fenyane Surname

143,881st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,090 people bear this surname

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

Fenyane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fenyane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2,9761:18,2052,297
Lesotho1051:19,3584,061
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Iceland21:190,0456,825
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Fenyane (37) may also be a first name.

Fenyane Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fenyane is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fenyane? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 143,881st most frequently used surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,358,429 people. Fenyane is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Fenyane are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,688,769th most frequently occurring given name in the world. It is borne by 37 people.

The last name is most widely held in South Africa, where it is held by 2,976 people, or 1 in 18,205. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Limpopo, where 49 percent reside, Mpumalanga, where 24 percent reside and Gauteng, where 21 percent reside. Barring South Africa this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Lesotho, where 3 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Fenyane Last Name Statistics demography

Fenyane earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 42.98% less than the national average, earning R 135,492 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Feanyane937/
Fenyani8671/
Fenyana8617/
Fenhane866/
Finyane862/
Fenjane862/
Feniane861/
Phenyane801,084/
Finyange8090/
Finyani71301/
Fenjani71213/
Finhane7130/
Feniana719/
Fenyoni711/
Venyani711/
Venjane711/
Feniani711/
Phenyana6714/
Phinyane676/
Phenjane674/
Phenyani673/
Vhenyani671/
Fenhoune671/
Veanjane671/

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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 Fenyane
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