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 surname Ponyane is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ponyane? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,544,715th most commonly held last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 54,384,671 people. This surname occurs mostly 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 numerous first name at a global level It is held by 233 people.

The last name Ponyane is most numerous in South Africa, where it is borne by 87 people, or 1 in 622,732. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Gauteng, where 44 percent are found, Free State, where 23 percent are found and North West, where 21 percent are found. Excluding South Africa this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Lesotho, where 22 percent are found and Botswana, where 13 percent are found.

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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