Malinyane Surname
Approximately 134 people bear this surname
Malinyane Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 133 | 1:15,282 | 3,323 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Malinyane Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Malinyane Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Malinyane is borne by more people in Lesotho than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Malinyane? popularity and diffusion
Malinyane is the 1,544,715th most numerous family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 54,384,671 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Malinyane live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Lesotho, where it is held by 133 people, or 1 in 15,282. In Lesotho Malinyane is mostly concentrated in: Mokhotlong District, where 50 percent live, Thaba-Tseka District, where 25 percent live and Leribe District, where 14 percent live. Aside from Lesotho this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malienyane | 95 | 1 | / |
| Molinyane | 89 | 7 | / |
| Malenyane | 89 | 1 | / |
| Moloinyane | 84 | 558 | / |
| Molainyane | 84 | 42 | / |
| Molienyane | 84 | 8 | / |
| Mahlenyane | 84 | 1 | / |
| Mmolainyane | 80 | 38 | / |
| Mautlenyane | 80 | 1 | / |
| Malignani | 78 | 39 | / |
| Molenyane | 78 | 22 | / |
| Malenyana | 78 | 1 | / |
| Malinjani | 78 | 1 | / |
| Moloinyana | 74 | 281 | / |
| Mahlenyana | 74 | 2 | / |
| Moleenyane | 74 | 1 | / |
| Moloinhane | 74 | 1 | / |
| Molainyana | 74 | 1 | / |
| Molienyana | 74 | 1 | / |
| Molehenyane | 70 | 101 | / |
| Mmotlenyane | 70 | 4 | / |
| Malenjani | 67 | 135 | / |
| Molenyana | 67 | 29 | / |
| Molignani | 67 | 29 | / |
| Malignoni | 67 | 1 | / |
| Molenyani | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mahlenjana | 63 | 1 | / |
| Moulinjeune | 60 | 50 | / |
| Molignoni | 56 | 147 | / |
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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 Malinyane
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis