Montsonyane Surname

1,374,607th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 160 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Montsonyane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Montsonyane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho1191:17,0803,660
South Africa411:1,321,40772,211

The alternate forms: Montšonyane (10) are calculated separately.

Montsonyane (15) may also be a first name.

Montsonyane Last Name Facts

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

The last name Montsonyane occurs more in Lesotho more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as: Montšonyane. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Montsonyane? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,374,607th most widespread last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 45,547,162 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Montsonyane are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most frequently held first name throughout the world, held by 15 people.

The last name Montsonyane is most commonly held in Lesotho, where it is held by 119 people, or 1 in 17,080. In Lesotho Montsonyane is most prevalent in: Leribe District, where 78 percent reside, Thaba-Tseka District, where 13 percent reside and Maseru District, where 5 percent reside. Without taking into account Lesotho it is found in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 26 percent reside.

Montsonyane Last Name Statistics demography

Montsonyane earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 30.12% less than the national average, earning R 166,068 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 Montsonyane
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