Nkunyane Surname

401,066th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 876 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Nkunyane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkunyane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho6401:3,176539
South Africa1851:292,85228,409
Botswana501:43,7398,388
England11:55,718,059489,080

Nkunyane (130) may also be a first name.

Nkunyane Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nkunyane is found in Lesotho more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkunyane? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 401,066th most commonly occurring surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 8,319,116 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkunyane are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 814,623rd most commonly used forename at a global level. It is borne by 130 people.

The surname is most widespread in Lesotho, where it is borne by 640 people, or 1 in 3,176. In Lesotho it is primarily concentrated in: Mafeteng District, where 47 percent live, Maseru District, where 27 percent live and Mohale's Hoek District, where 23 percent live. Excluding Lesotho this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 21 percent live and Botswana, where 6 percent live.

Nkunyane Last Name Statistics demography

Nkunyane earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 44.99% less than the national average, earning R 130,728 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkaunyane9428/
Nkhunyane941/
Nkonyane889,106/
Nkunyana8891/
Nkunjane888/
Nkunyani881/
Nkaunyana8213/
Nkhonyane826/
Nkonyana751,813/
Nkunjana751,158/
Nkonjane75592/
Nkonyani75129/
Ncunyana75111/
Nkunjani753/
Nconyane751/
Nkhonyana7114/
Ngcunyana711/
Ncunjana6330/
Nkonjani6329/
Nconjane6329/
Nkonjana6313/
Ngconjane591/
Ngconyana591/
Nconjana5015/

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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 Nkunyane
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