Morienyane Surname

1,338,236th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 167 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Morienyane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Morienyane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho1181:17,2253,688
South Africa481:1,128,70266,097
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Morienyane (13) may also be a first name.

Morienyane Last Name Facts

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

The surname Morienyane occurs most in Lesotho. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Morienyane? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,338,236th most widespread family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 43,637,999 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Morienyane live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Morienyane is also the 3,159,357th most frequent first name world-wide. It is borne by 13 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Lesotho, where it is carried by 118 people, or 1 in 17,225. In Lesotho it is most numerous in: Berea District, where 60 percent live, Mafeteng District, where 27 percent live and Leribe District, where 8 percent live. Besides Lesotho this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 29 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Morienyane Last Name Statistics demography

Morienyane earn notably more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 17.29% more than the national average, earning R 278,736 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
  • 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 Morienyane
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