Linyane Surname

2,776,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Linyane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Linyane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe331:467,82539,606
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402

Linyane Last Name Facts

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

The last name Linyane occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Linyane.

How Common Is The Last Name Linyane? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,776,799th most commonly held surname globally, borne by around 1 in 148,725,427 people. The last name Linyane occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Linyane are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

Linyane is most commonly used in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 33 people, or 1 in 467,825. In Zimbabwe Linyane is primarily concentrated in: Bulawayo Province, where 45 percent reside, Matabeleland South Province, where 36 percent reside and Matabeleland North Province, where 18 percent reside. Excluding Zimbabwe this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 31 percent reside and Lesotho, where 2 percent reside.

Linyane Last Name Statistics demography

Linyane earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 92.65% less than the national average, earning R 17,460 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Linyange932/
Linyana86499/
Lenyane86223/
Linyani8676/
Lignane8610/
Liniane863/
Linianea801/
Linehane800/
Loinyanyi75104/
Lainyanyi7516/
Lionyanyi755/
Legnane71142/
Lignani71140/
Liniany7128/
Linjani7125/
Leniane7112/
Linjone719/
Lenyana718/
Lenhane715/
Linjana712/
Loinnyanyi712/
Linhani712/
Lenyani711/
Linahayani711/
Lyniane711/
Linyonyi67157/
Linyongi6755/
Linjanna678/
Lenyonge674/
Legnanne673/
Lingiani672/
Lenyanyi672/
Lliniana671/
Linjoune671/
Hlenyani671/
Legniane671/
Lenihane671/
Lenehane670/

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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 Linyane
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