Morahanye Surname

912,827th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 291 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Morahanye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Morahanye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho2531:8,0341,777
South Africa381:1,425,72975,291

Morahanye (51) may also be a first name.

Morahanye Last Name Facts

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

The last name Morahanye occurs in Lesotho more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Morahanye? popularity and diffusion

The last name Morahanye is the 912,827th most frequently held family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 25,043,113 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Morahanye reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Morahanye is also the 1,396,783rd most commonly used first name worldwide, held by 51 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Lesotho, where it is held by 253 people, or 1 in 8,034. In Lesotho it is most prevalent in: Leribe District, where 63 percent reside, Berea District, where 17 percent reside and Maseru District, where 17 percent reside. Without taking into account Lesotho this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 13 percent reside.

Morahanye Last Name Statistics demography

Morahanye earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 5.44% less than the national average, earning R 224,700 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 Morahanye
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