Nonyana Surname

118,766th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,871 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Nonyana Surname User-submission:

The surname Nonyane or Nonyana comes from the Sesotho, Setswana or Sepedi word for 'bird'.

Nonyana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3,0271:17,8982,251
Lesotho8371:2,428341
Botswana41:546,73222,624
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nonyana (236) may also be a first name.

Nonyana Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Nonyane or Nonyana comes from the Sesotho, Setswana or Sepedi word for 'bird'.

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Nonyana Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nonyana is most common in South Africa. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nonyana? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nonyana is the 118,766th most frequently used surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,882,600 people. The surname Nonyana is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nonyana live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 583,008th most frequently used given name on earth It is held by 236 people.

The last name is most widely held in South Africa, where it is carried by 3,027 people, or 1 in 17,898. In South Africa Nonyana is primarily found in: Limpopo, where 33 percent live, Gauteng, where 32 percent live and Mpumalanga, where 22 percent live. Beside South Africa Nonyana occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Lesotho, where 22 percent live and Botswana, where 0 percent live.

Nonyana Last Name Statistics demography

Nonyana earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 39.18% less than the national average, earning R 144,540 per year.

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