Fonyane Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Fonyane Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 5 | 1:406,512 | 17,363 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
Fonyane Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fonyane Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Fonyane occurs in Lesotho more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Fonyane.
How Common Is The Last Name Fonyane? popularity and diffusion
Fonyane is the 6,723,624th most frequently held last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Fonyane reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
Fonyane is most commonly held in Lesotho, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 406,512. In Lesotho Fonyane is primarily found in: Leribe District, where 100 percent live. Not including Lesotho this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 38 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fanyane | 86 | 298 | / |
| Fonyana | 86 | 2 | / |
| Fonjane | 86 | 1 | / |
| Fonyani | 86 | 1 | / |
| Funyane | 86 | 1 | / |
| Phonyane | 80 | 26 | / |
| Fougnane | 80 | 9 | / |
| Faanyane | 80 | 5 | / |
| Foungnane | 75 | 1 | / |
| Fanyana | 71 | 694 | / |
| Fognani | 71 | 449 | / |
| Fonjana | 71 | 106 | / |
| Fanhane | 71 | 27 | / |
| Foniani | 71 | 17 | / |
| Voniane | 71 | 16 | / |
| Fanyani | 71 | 13 | / |
| Fagnane | 71 | 9 | / |
| Funyani | 71 | 3 | / |
| Funyana | 71 | 3 | / |
| Founyahana | 71 | 2 | / |
| Fonjani | 71 | 1 | / |
| Phanyane | 67 | 707 | / |
| Fonianis | 67 | 14 | / |
| Phonyana | 67 | 10 | / |
| Fonjaini | 67 | 8 | / |
| Fongione | 67 | 8 | / |
| Phunyane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fonhoune | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Fonyane
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