Semenekane Surname

1,391,595th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 157 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Semenekane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Semenekane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1261:429,98236,940
Lesotho311:65,5669,080

Semenekane (39) may also be a first name.

Semenekane Last Name Facts

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

Semenekane is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Semenekane? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,391,595th most frequently held surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 46,417,490 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Semenekane live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,637,361st most commonly held forename in the world It is held by 39 people.

It is most numerous in South Africa, where it is borne by 126 people, or 1 in 429,982. In South Africa Semenekane is most numerous in: North West, where 77 percent live, Free State, where 11 percent live and Gauteng, where 10 percent live. Beside South Africa it is found in one country. It is also found in Lesotho, where 20 percent live.

Semenekane Last Name Statistics demography

Semenekane earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 32.51% less than the national average, earning R 160,380 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 Semenekane
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