Photoane Surname

2,333,370th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 67 people bear this surname

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

Photoane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Photoane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa661:820,87455,153
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Photoane (15) may also be a first name.

Photoane Last Name Facts

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

Photoane is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Photoane.

How Common Is The Last Name Photoane? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,333,370th most frequently occurring surname internationally, held by around 1 in 108,769,342 people. The surname Photoane occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Photoane reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most commonly used first name worldwide, held by 15 people.

The surname Photoane is most common in South Africa, where it is borne by 66 people, or 1 in 820,874. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Gauteng, where 67 percent live, Limpopo, where 27 percent live and Free State, where 3 percent live. Barring South Africa this surname is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent live.

Photoane Last Name Statistics demography

Photoane earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 14.61% less than the national average, earning R 202,920 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phothoane941/
Potoane931/
Phetoane88675/
Phatoane881/
Potoan8635/
Phetoaane821/
Phethoane821/
Phat'oane821/
Potoany803/
Petoane801/
Fothoane7580/
Phothaon751/
Photaong751/
Poutouang71503/
Patoan713/
Potauaine713/
Phathoang711/
Patoang674/
Fotoani671/
Votohan671/

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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 Photoane
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