Malifane Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Malifane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Malifane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139

Malifane (20) may also be a first name.

Malifane Last Name Facts

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

Malifane has its highest incidence in South Africa. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Malifane? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,908,606th most frequently used surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. The surname Malifane is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Malifane live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most commonly occurring first name globally, held by 20 people.

This last name is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 3,386,106. In South Africa Malifane is mostly found in: Gauteng, where 56 percent are found, Free State, where 25 percent are found and Eastern Cape, where 6 percent are found.

Malifane Last Name Statistics demography

Malifane earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 90.61% more than the national average, earning R 452,964 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 Malifane
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