Sakoane Surname
Approximately 1,712 people bear this surname
Sakoane Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 1,188 | 1:1,711 | 175 |
| South Africa | 504 | 1:107,495 | 12,963 |
| England | 18 | 1:3,095,448 | 105,421 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Sakoane (117) may also be a first name.
Sakoane Demographics
Average Sakoane Salary in
South Africa
R 179,196
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Sakoane Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sakoane Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sakoane is carried by more people in Lesotho than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sakoane? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 235,103rd most commonly held last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 4,256,744 people. The last name Sakoane is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Sakoane live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 864,112th most commonly occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 117 people.
The surname is most numerous in Lesotho, where it is carried by 1,188 people, or 1 in 1,711. In Lesotho Sakoane is most prevalent in: Mokhotlong District, where 44 percent live, Berea District, where 24 percent live and Leribe District, where 20 percent live. Excluding Lesotho Sakoane occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 29 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.
Sakoane Last Name Statistics demography
Sakoane earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 24.59% less than the national average, earning R 179,196 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shakoane | 93 | 1,546 | / |
| Sakouane | 93 | 195 | / |
| Sakoan | 92 | 81 | / |
| Sakhouane | 88 | 1 | / |
| Sekoane | 86 | 47 | / |
| Sakoana | 86 | 38 | / |
| Sakouan | 86 | 4 | / |
| Shakoan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sekouane | 80 | 527 | / |
| Sekhoane | 80 | 368 | / |
| Shokoane | 80 | 223 | / |
| Saqouane | 80 | 136 | / |
| Shakoana | 80 | 22 | / |
| Shakoang | 80 | 4 | / |
| Zakouane | 80 | 3 | / |
| Chakoane | 80 | 2 | / |
| Sakouana | 80 | 2 | / |
| Sakaomne | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shekoane | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shakoani | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sakaon | 77 | 7 | / |
| Sakoam | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sakaehane | 75 | 32 | / |
| Djakouane | 75 | 12 | / |
| Zakhouane | 75 | 4 | / |
| Sekhouane | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sekhooane | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chakouane | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shokoanne | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sakohon | 71 | 531 | / |
| Zakoani | 71 | 34 | / |
| Sakogianni | 71 | 29 | / |
| Seqoane | 71 | 6 | / |
| Sokoang | 71 | 2 | / |
| Secoane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shakaon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zakouan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sokoani | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cekoane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sookoan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sokhoan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sokoana | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sakaona | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sekouani | 67 | 76 | / |
| Tjokoane | 67 | 9 | / |
| Shakaong | 67 | 7 | / |
| Shokoana | 67 | 5 | / |
| Sokoyian | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sakkogianni | 67 | 4 | / |
| Zekouane | 67 | 4 | / |
| Seqhoane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saikhoam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sakgouon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sakahona | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sokouana | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zakohani | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zakouani | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Sakoane
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