Malekane Surname
Approximately 1,774 people bear this surname
Malekane Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 1,750 | 1:30,959 | 3,980 |
| Botswana | 17 | 1:128,643 | 18,229 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Malekane (165) may also be a first name.
Malekane Demographics
Average Malekane Salary in
South Africa
R 166,932
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Malekane Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Malekane Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Malekane is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Malekane? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 228,458th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 4,107,974 people. Malekane is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Malekane are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Malekane is also the 712,876th most commonly occurring first name globally, held by 165 people.
The last name Malekane is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is carried by 1,750 people, or 1 in 30,959. In South Africa Malekane is most prevalent in: Limpopo, where 36 percent are found, Gauteng, where 32 percent are found and Mpumalanga, where 25 percent are found. Apart from South Africa it is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Botswana, where 1 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 0 percent are found.
Malekane Last Name Statistics demography
Malekane earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 29.75% less than the national average, earning R 166,932 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 Malekane
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