Khonyane Surname

631,297th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 484 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Khonyane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Khonyane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho2691:7,5561,650
South Africa2141:253,16725,671
England11:55,718,059489,080

Khonyane (19) may also be a first name.

Khonyane Last Name Facts

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

The surname Khonyane occurs more in Lesotho more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Khonyane click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Khonyane? popularity and diffusion

The surname Khonyane is the 631,297th most widely held surname globally, borne by around 1 in 15,056,913 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Khonyane are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Khonyane is also the 2,523,061st most commonly held given name throughout the world, held by 19 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Lesotho, where it is carried by 269 people, or 1 in 7,556. In Lesotho it is mostly concentrated in: Thaba-Tseka District, where 68 percent are found, Maseru District, where 13 percent are found and Mokhotlong District, where 6 percent are found. Excluding Lesotho Khonyane exists in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 44 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Khonyane Last Name Statistics demography

Khonyane earn around the same as the average income. In South Africa they earn 0.38% more than the national average, earning R 238,548 per year.

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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 Khonyane
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