Kanyane Surname

154,559th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,840 people bear this surname

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

Kanyane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanyane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2,7321:19,8312,499
Botswana611:35,8517,015
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
England51:11,143,612252,590
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Kanyane (5,659) may also be a first name.

Kanyane Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kanyane occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanyane? popularity and diffusion

Kanyane is the 154,559th most numerous surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 2,566,037 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kanyane are found; 98 percent are found in Southern Africa and 98 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Kanyane is also the 88,947th most widespread forename worldwide. It is borne by 5,659 people.

This last name is most frequent in South Africa, where it is carried by 2,732 people, or 1 in 19,831. In South Africa Kanyane is primarily found in: Gauteng, where 39 percent reside, Limpopo, where 36 percent reside and North West, where 14 percent reside. Beside South Africa this surname exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Botswana, where 2 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside.

Kanyane Last Name Statistics demography

Kanyane earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 31.4% less than the national average, earning R 163,020 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kanyange9346,724/
Khanyane93440/
Kganyane9326/
Kanyanee9315/
Kanyanet938/
Kaunyane935/
Kannyange889/
Khanyaneh881/
Kheanyane881/
Kanyaange881/
Kanyanjje881/
Kkanyange881/
Gkganyane881/
Kanyana865,956/
Kanyani86594/
Konyane86323/
Kanyone86132/
Kanjane86101/
Kanhane8611/
Kanyany865/
Canyane862/
Khanyahane821/
Kanyangi80704/
Khonyane80484/
Kgonyane80402/
Kanjanee80353/
Kanyonge80234/
Kanyanyi80223/
Kanyanoi80132/
Konyanee80123/
Kanyanha8092/
Khanyana8046/
Kainyani8045/
Kannyana8037/
Khanyani8036/
Kaniange8034/
Kanjyani8018/
Kanyonje807/
Kanjange807/
Khanjane807/
Canyanes803/
Kanyanna803/
Kanyaana802/
Kaunyani801/
Kanyanai801/
Kanyonee801/
Khanhane801/
Kanyanyo801/
Kaanyana801/
Koonyane801/
Konyange801/
Khanyone801/
Kaunyangi75379/
Kanyangai759/
Khanjaneh753/
Khonyanee752/
Khoonyane751/
Khanyangi751/
Kainyonge751/
Kannyangi751/
Kheinyane751/
Koonyanee751/
Konyaneee751/
Khanyanha751/
Kanjana712,240/
Konyana712,048/
Konyani711,624/
Kanjani711,235/
Kanyoni711,233/
Kanyona71150/
Konjane7142/
Kaniani7135/
Kanhani7123/
Canyana7122/
Kaniana7121/
Canyani719/
Qonyane716/
Canhane714/
Khanajhone713/
Canjane712/
Kagnone712/
Kanjone712/
Cagnane711/
Kaniany711/
Kanyóné711/
Conyane711/
Konyone711/
Khonyahane711/
Khanjani677,525/
Kanyonyi671,281/
Kanyonyo67576/
Kanhanoi6795/
Kaniangi6782/
Kanjiani6761/
Khonyana6736/
Canianes6717/
Khaniani6716/
Khanjana6712/
Kanjhani6710/
Cangiane678/
Kanyongi677/
Khanjone675/
Kanihani675/
Khamjane674/
Kanjangi672/
Keinyani671/
Kanjamni671/
Kanyonio671/
Khanhani671/
Kanianna671/
Kanjanid671/
Canyones671/
Canniane671/
Hkonyana671/
Kanjanni671/
Canyoney670/

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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 Kanyane
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