Semakane Surname

744,013th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 387 people bear this surname

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

Semakane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Semakane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3871:139,99416,127

Semakane (291) may also be a first name.

Semakane Last Name Facts

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

Semakane is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Semakane? popularity and diffusion

It is the 744,013th most frequent family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 18,830,868 people. The last name Semakane occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Semakane reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Semakane is also the 517,703rd most commonly used first name globally. It is borne by 291 people.

The surname is most numerous in South Africa, where it is borne by 387 people, or 1 in 139,994. In South Africa Semakane is most numerous in: North West, where 68 percent are found, Gauteng, where 27 percent are found and Western Cape, where 3 percent are found.

Semakane Last Name Statistics demography

Semakane earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 39.52% less than the national average, earning R 143,712 per year.

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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 Semakane
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