Modisanyane Surname

1,025,894th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 246 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Modisanyane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Modisanyane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1781:304,36929,195
Botswana661:33,1356,513
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Modisanyane Last Name Facts

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

The last name Modisanyane is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Modisanyane? popularity and diffusion

Modisanyane is the 1,025,894th most numerous family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 29,624,170 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Modisanyane live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Modisanyane is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 178 people, or 1 in 304,369. In South Africa Modisanyane is mostly concentrated in: Gauteng, where 51 percent reside, North West, where 35 percent reside and Free State, where 8 percent reside. Aside from South Africa this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Botswana, where 27 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Modisanyane Last Name Statistics demography

Modisanyane earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 203.62% more than the national average, earning R 721,524 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
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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 Modisanyane
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