Fokane Surname
Approximately 1,377 people bear this surname
Fokane Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 691 | 1:78,405 | 9,720 |
| India | 657 | 1:1,167,527 | 47,225 |
| Lesotho | 25 | 1:81,302 | 10,029 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
Fokane (38) may also be a first name.
Fokane Demographics
Average Fokane Salary in
South Africa
R 152,412
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Fokane Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fokane Come From? nationality or country of origin
Fokane (Marathi: फोकणे) is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Fokane? popularity and diffusion
Fokane is the 280,464th most frequently occurring family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 5,292,335 people. The surname Fokane occurs predominantly in Africa, where 52 percent of Fokane live; 52 percent live in Southern Africa and 52 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Fokane is also the 1,662,754th most numerous forename globally, borne by 38 people.
The surname Fokane is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is carried by 691 people, or 1 in 78,405. In South Africa Fokane is primarily concentrated in: Free State, where 63 percent live, Gauteng, where 30 percent live and Mpumalanga, where 3 percent live. Other than South Africa this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in India, where 48 percent live and Lesotho, where 2 percent live.
Fokane Last Name Statistics demography
Fokane earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 35.86% less than the national average, earning R 152,412 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Fokane Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Fokane in the Marathi language | ||
| फोकणे | phokane | 89.66 |
| फोकने | phokane | 8.75 |
| फोकाने | phokane | 1.19 |
| कोकणे | kokane | 0.4 |
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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 Fokane
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