Phenyane Surname

339,249th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,084 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Phenyane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Phenyane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,0801:50,1656,365
Lesotho21:1,016,27921,693
England11:55,718,059489,080
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718

Phenyane (203) may also be a first name.

Phenyane Last Name Facts

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

Phenyane is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Phenyane? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 339,249th most widely held surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 6,722,828 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Phenyane are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 635,584th most commonly occurring first name on earth, borne by 203 people.

The surname Phenyane is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is held by 1,080 people, or 1 in 50,165. In South Africa it is most numerous in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 74 percent live, Gauteng, where 15 percent live and Mpumalanga, where 6 percent live. Barring South Africa it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Lesotho, where 0 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Phenyane Last Name Statistics demography

Phenyane earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 43.72% less than the national average, earning R 133,752 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Penyane93186/
Phenyana8814/
Phinyane886/
Phenjane884/
Phenyani883/
Phuinyane821/
Phenjaneh821/
Fenyane803,090/
Penyani80378/
Pinyane80210/
Penyana8016/
Penjane8010/
Peneane801/
Peniane801/
Phinyana7564/
Phinyani7510/
Feanyane757/
Penyanyi754/
Penyanni751/
Vhenyani751/
Peñane714/
Pinyana67493/
Peniani67105/
Fenyani6771/
Pinyani6735/
Fenyana6717/
Peniana6710/
Pinjane678/
Pegnone678/
Fenhane676/
Penjani675/
Peneani674/
Peneone673/
Penhani672/
Penjana672/
Fenjane672/
Finyane672/
Venyani671/
Penione671/
Feniane671/
Penyoni671/
Penjiangeh671/
Pinhane671/
Piniane671/
Venjane671/

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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 Phenyane
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