Marafane Surname

1,263,456th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 182 people bear this surname

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

Marafane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Marafane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1821:297,68028,740

Marafane Last Name Facts

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

The surname Marafane occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Marafane? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,263,456th most numerous family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 40,041,461 people. Marafane is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Marafane reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is borne by 182 people, or 1 in 297,680. In South Africa Marafane is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 70 percent are found, Western Cape, where 18 percent are found and Gauteng, where 9 percent are found.

Marafane Last Name Statistics demography

Marafane earn notably more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 19.42% more than the national average, earning R 283,776 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 Marafane
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