Moroane Surname

222,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,828 people bear this surname

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

Moroane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Moroane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,7891:30,2843,897
Lesotho331:61,5938,794
England21:27,859,030389,889
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Moroane (65) may also be a first name.

Moroane Last Name Facts

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

Moroane has its highest incidence in South Africa. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Moroane.

How Common Is The Last Name Moroane? popularity and diffusion

The surname Moroane is the 222,924th most numerous family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 3,986,622 people. The surname Moroane is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Moroane are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Moroane is also the 1,212,820th most frequently used first name throughout the world It is held by 65 people.

The surname is most widespread in South Africa, where it is borne by 1,789 people, or 1 in 30,284. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Gauteng, where 23 percent live, North West, where 23 percent live and Free State, where 20 percent live. Without taking into account South Africa it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Lesotho, where 2 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Moroane Last Name Statistics demography

Moroane earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 27.7% less than the national average, earning R 171,804 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 Moroane
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