Nonyane Surname

55,424th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,164 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Nonyane Surname User-submission:

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

Nonyane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa8,5901:6,307810
Lesotho4191:4,851976
Botswana831:26,3495,307
Zimbabwe441:350,86933,247
England121:4,643,172139,951
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
France11:66,422,722504,397
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Nonyane (397) may also be a first name.

Nonyane Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

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

- ramane

Nonyane Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nonyane occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nonyane? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 55,424th most widespread last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 795,236 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nonyane live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Nonyane is also the 433,463rd most frequent first name world-wide It is held by 397 people.

The last name Nonyane is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 8,590 people, or 1 in 6,307. In South Africa it is most common in: Mpumalanga, where 40 percent reside, Gauteng, where 28 percent reside and Limpopo, where 13 percent reside. Without taking into account South Africa it is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in Lesotho, where 5 percent reside and Botswana, where 1 percent reside.

Nonyane Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Nonyane earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 25.65% less than the national average, earning R 176,688 per year and in United States they earn 64.95% less than the national average, earning $15,125 USD per year.

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