Moherane Surname

2,506,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 59 people bear this surname

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

Moherane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Moherane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa571:950,48660,033
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Moherane (15) may also be a first name.

Moherane Last Name Facts

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

The last name Moherane is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Moherane? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,506,728th most commonly occurring last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 123,517,727 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Moherane live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 98 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Moherane is also the 2,900,335th most common first name throughout the world, held by 15 people.

The last name is most frequent in South Africa, where it is carried by 57 people, or 1 in 950,486. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Free State, where 49 percent are found, Gauteng, where 49 percent are found and Northern Cape, where 2 percent are found. Excluding South Africa this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Lesotho, where 2 percent are found and Scotland, where 2 percent are found.

Moherane Last Name Statistics demography

Moherane earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 41.95% less than the national average, earning R 137,940 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moerane934,697/
Maherane884/
Moeranea881/
Moherani881/
Moerana805/
Moerene802/
Maerane801/
Mahirane75263/
Maherani75173/
Maherany751/
Moerangi751/
Maheerathne741/
Mahaerani7128/
Maheraniy716/
Mahiraane711/
Mohairani711/
Maerani67260/
Moeroni6712/
Maheranajh673/
Mahereni6311/
Mahirani6310/
Maeronie631/
Maherona631/
Maherouni59611/
Meurranhy597/
Mahirangai561/
Maeroni537/
Maereni536/
Mahireni509/
Maerongi501/

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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 Moherane
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