Morelane Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

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

Morelane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Morelane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Morelane Last Name Facts

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

The last name Morelane is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Morelane? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 10,311,814th most common surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Morelane occurs predominantly in Africa, where 67 percent of Morelane live; 67 percent live in Southern Africa and 67 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most common in South Africa, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 27,088,852. In South Africa it is most common in: Gauteng, where 100 percent are found. Beside South Africa it is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 33 percent are found.

Morelane Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Morelane has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Morelane surname contracted 94 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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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 Morelane
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