Hobyani Surname

224,721st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,810 people bear this surname

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

Hobyani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hobyani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,7811:30,4203,911
Zimbabwe251:617,53046,943
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Hobyani Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hobyani has its highest incidence in South Africa. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Hobyani.

How Common Is The Last Name Hobyani? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 224,721st most commonly held last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 4,026,268 people. The last name Hobyani occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Hobyani live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

Hobyani is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 1,781 people, or 1 in 30,420. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Limpopo, where 65 percent are found, Gauteng, where 28 percent are found and North West, where 4 percent are found. Beside South Africa this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Hobyani Last Name Statistics demography

Hobyani earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 45.76% less than the national average, earning R 128,892 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hobyanni931/
Hobyane861,546/
Hobyana86158/
Hobjani863/
Jobyani862/
Hobyany861/
Hobiani861/
Obyangi861/
Khubyani806/
Khobyane801/
Obiani77198/
Abyani7760/
Obyane778/
Choweyani755/
Obianyi71248/
Hobjane71100/
Hobjana7146/
Hawyani7140/
Habyane7118/
Obianii7114/
Hobiana717/
Habiani716/
Gobiani714/
Hobiane712/
Hoviani712/
Obayoni712/
Obianie712/
Hobioni711/
Gobyane711/
Hubyana711/
O'Byane711/
Jobiani711/
Obeanyi711/
Obianni711/
Havyani711/
Khubyane6713/
Habijani6712/
Chabiani679/
Khobjane672/
Obianije671/
Hoobjana671/
Chowjani671/
Khabiani671/
Obajiani671/

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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 Hobyani
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