Macanya Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Macanya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Macanya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402

Macanya Last Name Facts

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

Macanya is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Macanya.

How Common Is The Last Name Macanya? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,117,718th most frequently used surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname Macanya occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Macanya reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 9,029,617. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Western Cape, where 100 percent reside. Aside from South Africa this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Lesotho, where 14 percent reside.

Macanya Last Name Statistics demography

Macanya earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 36.64% less than the national average, earning R 150,564 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 Macanya
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