Ponyane Surname

1,544,715th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 134 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Ponyane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ponyane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa871:622,73246,743
Lesotho301:67,7529,213
Botswana171:128,64318,229

Ponyane (233) may also be a first name.

Ponyane Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ponyane occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ponyane? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,544,715th most common last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 54,384,671 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ponyane are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 587,225th most commonly used first name globally, held by 233 people.

It is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 87 people, or 1 in 622,732. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Gauteng, where 44 percent live, Free State, where 23 percent live and North West, where 21 percent live. Beside South Africa it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Lesotho, where 22 percent live and Botswana, where 13 percent live.

Ponyane Last Name Statistics demography

Ponyane earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 37.65% less than the national average, earning R 148,176 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poonyane93997/
Phonyane9326/
Ponyanne9323/
Pounyane937/
Panyane86641/
Ponyani86212/
Ponyana865/
Punyane862/
Ponjane861/
Pognane861/
Ponhane861/
Phanyane80707/
Poonyana8037/
Phonyana8010/
Panyanee805/
Pongnane802/
Ponyonne801/
Phunyane801/
Ponyangi801/
Phaanyane753/
Phuinyane751/
Panyana711,934/
Panyani71783/
Punyani71712/
Pognani71121/
Ponjani7185/
Panjane7174/
Punyana7122/
Panhane7115/
Ponhani711/
Ponjana711/
Pagnagne67386/
Panyamni67169/
Phanyana6787/
Panyanai6770/
Poniones6770/
Poonjani6768/
Panyanoi6745/
Phanyani6729/
Pounjani6720/
Pongione6719/
Pannyana679/
Ponijani679/
Panianes676/
Ponjhani675/
Panjaner674/
Punyanit674/
Phunyana672/
Punyanai672/
Panyanio671/
Panyanyi671/
Phognani671/
Panjyani671/
Punyanni671/
Punyanoi671/
Panyanid671/

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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 Ponyane
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