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 surname Morahanye is most common in Lesotho. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Morahanye.

How Common Is The Last Name Morahanye? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 912,827th most widely held family name globally It is held by around 1 in 25,043,113 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Morahanye are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Morahanye is also the 1,396,783rd most commonly held first name globally It is held by 51 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Lesotho, where it is borne by 253 people, or 1 in 8,034. In Lesotho Morahanye is primarily found in: Leribe District, where 63 percent reside, Berea District, where 17 percent reside and Maseru District, where 17 percent reside. Other than Lesotho it occurs in one country. It is also found 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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