Nyekane Surname
Approximately 24 people bear this surname
Nyekane Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 20 | 1:101,628 | 11,096 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
Nyekane Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyekane Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nyekane is found most frequently in Lesotho. It can appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Nyekane.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyekane? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,034,050th most widespread surname internationally, held by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyekane are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The last name Nyekane is most widely held in Lesotho, where it is carried by 20 people, or 1 in 101,628. In Lesotho Nyekane is primarily concentrated in: Butha-Buthe District, where 100 percent live. Outside of Lesotho this last name exists in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 17 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nayekane | 93 | 19 | / |
| Nyekange | 93 | 4 | / |
| Nyekani | 86 | 52 | / |
| Nyekana | 86 | 36 | / |
| Naykane | 86 | 5 | / |
| Ngekane | 86 | 5 | / |
| Naekane | 86 | 2 | / |
| Nyikane | 86 | 1 | / |
| Neakane | 86 | 1 | / |
| Neykane | 86 | 1 | / |
| Njekane | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nayakane | 80 | 18 | / |
| Nayekana | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngoekane | 80 | 1 | / |
| Naeckane | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nayecane | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nayekani | 80 | 1 | / |
| Neekaine | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nyekhani | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nyhekana | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nayoukane | 75 | 1 | / |
| Naikane | 71 | 638 | / |
| Nyikana | 71 | 348 | / |
| Naukane | 71 | 10 | / |
| Naqeane | 71 | 8 | / |
| Naykani | 71 | 8 | / |
| Noukane | 71 | 5 | / |
| Neucane | 71 | 3 | / |
| Naekani | 71 | 3 | / |
| Nyikani | 71 | 3 | / |
| Ngecane | 71 | 2 | / |
| Njecane | 71 | 2 | / |
| Njekana | 71 | 1 | / |
| Njikane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngeqane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Njekone | 71 | 1 | / |
| Neekone | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nayakani | 67 | 196 | / |
| Nyikeine | 67 | 175 | / |
| Nayikani | 67 | 74 | / |
| Nyhikana | 67 | 18 | / |
| Naikaner | 67 | 3 | / |
| Neakhana | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njekhani | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nowekana | 67 | 1 | / |
| Niyakani | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyiakana | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neyakana | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngaekani | 67 | 1 | / |
| Noukagne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Naikaane | 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
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- 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 Nyekane
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