Nyofane Surname

444,080th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 769 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Nyofane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyofane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4701:115,27213,785
Lesotho2981:6,8211,452
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nyofane (37) may also be a first name.

Nyofane Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nyofane occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Nyofane.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyofane? popularity and diffusion

Nyofane is the 444,080th most frequently occurring surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 9,476,653 people. The surname Nyofane occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyofane are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Nyofane is also the 1,688,769th most prevalent first name in the world, held by 37 people.

The surname Nyofane is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 470 people, or 1 in 115,272. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Free State, where 59 percent are found, Gauteng, where 35 percent are found and Mpumalanga, where 2 percent are found. Apart from South Africa this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Lesotho, where 39 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Nyofane Last Name Statistics demography

Nyofane earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 43.47% less than the national average, earning R 134,340 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyofana868/
Njofane862/
Nyofani861/
Nifane777/
Noifone715/
Nesfane714/
Nifaine714/
Nyafani713/
Newfane712/
Neufane711/
Njofana711/
Nyafana711/
Ngifane711/
Naifane711/
Nyapfani67119/
Nyafoune672/
Niffanne671/
Nyafeine671/
Neophane671/

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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 Nyofane
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