Mapanyane Surname

1,658,108th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 120 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Mapanyane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mapanyane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1031:525,99742,056
Lesotho171:119,56211,827

Mapanyane (18) may also be a first name.

Mapanyane Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mapanyane is found most in South Africa. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mapanyane? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mapanyane is the 1,658,108th most widespread family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 60,729,549 people. The last name Mapanyane occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mapanyane reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Mapanyane is also the 2,608,198th most numerous first name in the world It is held by 18 people.

The surname is most widely held in South Africa, where it is held by 103 people, or 1 in 525,997. In South Africa it is most numerous in: North West, where 66 percent live, Gauteng, where 19 percent live and Free State, where 8 percent live. Other than South Africa this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Lesotho, where 14 percent live.

Mapanyane Last Name Statistics demography

Mapanyane earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 53.13% less than the national average, earning R 111,384 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maphanyane95250/
Mmapanyane953/
Maapanyane952/
Maponyane892,634/
Mapanyani8911/
Mapanyana891/
Mopanyane891/
Maphonyane8417/
Maponyanea841/
Maponyana7875/
Moponyane786/
Maponyani781/
Mapanjana781/
Maphonyana7415/
Moponyana671/

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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
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  • 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 Mapanyane
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