Puane Surname

926,175th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 285 people bear this surname

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

Puane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Puane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2741:197,72921,276
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Puane (49) may also be a first name.

Puane Last Name Facts

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

Puane is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Puane click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Puane? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 926,175th most frequent surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 25,570,337 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Puane reside; 96 percent reside in Southern Africa and 96 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Puane is also the 1,430,306th most commonly held first name throughout the world It is held by 49 people.

This last name is most widely held in South Africa, where it is borne by 274 people, or 1 in 197,729. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Limpopo, where 54 percent reside, Gauteng, where 28 percent reside and Mpumalanga, where 14 percent reside. Barring South Africa this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent reside and India, where 0 percent reside.

Puane Last Name Statistics demography

Puane earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 75.69% more than the national average, earning R 417,504 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Puhane91159/
Mpuane919/
Puanes911/
Puanee911/
Puanhe911/
Puan896,132/
Puhanes8316/
Pouhane831/
Puang80742/
Puana80644/
Buane8068/
Puani8065/
Puanj8012/
Puand805/
Mpuan805/
Puant804/
Puany801/
Pwane801/
Npuan801/
Puangnet771/
Puangned771/
Buanet73303/
Pwanne73202/
Buanne73175/
Buanes7387/
Buange7384/
Pouhan7360/
Puaina7344/
Puhahn7342/
Puhani7316/
Puangi7311/
Puanna739/
Buanee738/
Pwaney736/
Puatin736/
Buanie736/
Puhaná733/
Puhaný732/
Npuann731/
Mpuani731/
Buanea731/
Puasin731/
Ìpuana731/
Npwane731/
Puanha731/
Puanth731/
Buanez731/
Puaini731/
Buanep731/
Puhand731/
Pwayne731/
Buaner731/
Buaney730/
Puhain730/
Puoney730/
Buan6719,501/
Vuan671,952/
Puon67770/
Bouhane67256/
Puannoi67230/
Puam6724/
Pwan6720/
Puanova676/
Buhanet676/
Mpuanyi674/
Bhuange673/
Puhaina672/
Buangue672/
Buaneth671/
Uampuan671/
Puhacin671/
Puhanai671/
Puhanni671/
Buannie671/
Puahang671/
Pouhone671/
Buhanje671/
Bhuanne671/
Puagnoy671/
Puangoi671/
Buaness670/

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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
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  • 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 Puane
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