Napenyane Surname
Approximately 52 people bear this surname
Napenyane Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 51 | 1:39,854 | 6,821 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Napenyane (11) may also be a first name.
Napenyane Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Napenyane Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Napenyane has its highest incidence in Lesotho. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Napenyane? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,689,253rd most commonly occurring surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 140,145,114 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Napenyane reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Napenyane is also the 3,487,849th most commonly held forename worldwide, borne by 11 people.
The surname Napenyane is most frequently used in Lesotho, where it is borne by 51 people, or 1 in 39,854. In Lesotho it is mostly found in: Mafeteng District, where 75 percent are found, Maseru District, where 20 percent are found and Butha-Buthe District, where 6 percent are found. Excluding Lesotho this last name exists in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nepenyane | 89 | 1 | / |
| Niapenan | 82 | 1 | / |
| Nabienane | 78 | 1 | / |
| Napunan | 75 | 2 | / |
| Nepenyn | 75 | 1 | / |
| Napnian | 75 | 1 | / |
| N'Penan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Naponan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nbenane | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nbanyan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nabunane | 71 | 2,456 | / |
| Naepnian | 71 | 885 | / |
| Nabonane | 71 | 164 | / |
| Naepnuan | 71 | 103 | / |
| Nopenanu | 71 | 21 | / |
| Naebnian | 71 | 10 | / |
| Nopenana | 71 | 5 | / |
| Naubnane | 71 | 3 | / |
| Napaneni | 71 | 2 | / |
| Neapnian | 71 | 1 | / |
| Naepnine | 71 | 1 | / |
| Naponaon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nabinyan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nabeinan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nabeenan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nabinane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nabenene | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nabenanu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nepunane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nuppenan | 71 | 0 | / |
| Nawbuenawne | 70 | 1 | / |
| Nabanenya | 67 | 21 | / |
| Nabwenene | 67 | 11 | / |
| Nnapaneni | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nabanyana | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nabunanne | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nabnan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Napnon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwabuenwanne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nawebenan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nabwinane | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Napenyane
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