Malephane Surname

1,305,105th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 173 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Malephane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Malephane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho1101:18,4783,925
South Africa621:873,83457,209
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Malephane (30) may also be a first name.

Malephane Last Name Facts

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

The last name Malephane is found most in Lesotho. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Malephane.

How Common Is The Last Name Malephane? popularity and diffusion

Malephane is the 1,305,105th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 42,124,543 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Malephane live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,911,214th most common given name at a global level It is held by 30 people.

This last name is most widespread in Lesotho, where it is held by 110 people, or 1 in 18,478. In Lesotho it is primarily found in: Maseru District, where 47 percent are found, Quthing District, where 26 percent are found and Mokhotlong District, where 16 percent are found. Excluding Lesotho this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 36 percent are found and Norway, where 1 percent are found.

Malephane Last Name Statistics demography

Malephane earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 26.92% less than the national average, earning R 173,676 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 Malephane
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