Matanyane Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Matanyane Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 12 | 1:169,380 | 13,459 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Matanyane (31) may also be a first name.
Matanyane Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matanyane Come From? nationality or country of origin
Matanyane occurs in Lesotho more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Matanyane? popularity and diffusion
The last name Matanyane is the 5,391,485th most numerous last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname Matanyane occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Matanyane reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Matanyane is also the 1,874,099th most frequently held given name worldwide, held by 31 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Lesotho, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 169,380. In Lesotho Matanyane is mostly concentrated in: Thaba-Tseka District, where 92 percent are found and Berea District, where 8 percent are found. Outside of Lesotho it is found in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 8 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matanyange | 95 | 34 | / |
| Mataunyane | 95 | 6 | / |
| Mathanyane | 95 | 1 | / |
| 'Mataunyane | 90 | 8 | / |
| Motanyane | 89 | 1,301 | / |
| Matonyane | 89 | 128 | / |
| Matanyana | 89 | 7 | / |
| Matanjane | 89 | 5 | / |
| Matanyani | 89 | 1 | / |
| Mathanjane | 84 | 95 | / |
| Mathonyane | 84 | 31 | / |
| Motaunyane | 84 | 30 | / |
| Matonyanie | 84 | 8 | / |
| Mathanhane | 84 | 2 | / |
| Mathanyana | 84 | 2 | / |
| Moitanyane | 84 | 1 | / |
| Mothanyane | 84 | 1 | / |
| 'Motanyane | 84 | 1 | / |
| Motanyanee | 84 | 1 | / |
| Mataunyana | 84 | 1 | / |
| Mahatanyana | 80 | 1 | / |
| 'Mataunyana | 80 | 1 | / |
| Matanjana | 78 | 198 | / |
| Matonyani | 78 | 14 | / |
| Matonyana | 78 | 8 | / |
| Matanjani | 78 | 6 | / |
| Motonyane | 78 | 3 | / |
| Motanyana | 78 | 2 | / |
| Matonhane | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mathanjana | 74 | 226 | / |
| Mothonyane | 74 | 33 | / |
| Mathanjani | 74 | 3 | / |
| Motaunyana | 74 | 3 | / |
| Motounyane | 74 | 1 | / |
| Mathonyana | 74 | 1 | / |
| Mathonhane | 74 | 1 | / |
| Mothonyana | 63 | 133 | / |
| Mothonjane | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mothanjana | 63 | 1 | / |
| Motonjana | 56 | 1 | / |
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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 Matanyane
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