Shalane Surname
Approximately 96 people bear this surname
Shalane Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 87 | 1:23,363 | 4,738 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Shalane (792) may also be a first name.
Shalane Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shalane Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shalane (Hindi: शालनी, Marathi: शालने) is borne by more people in Lesotho than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shalane? popularity and diffusion
The surname Shalane is the 1,894,523rd most frequently occurring surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 75,911,937 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Shalane live; 93 percent live in Southern Africa and 93 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 291,086th most widespread first name worldwide. It is borne by 792 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Lesotho, where it is held by 87 people, or 1 in 23,363. In Lesotho it is most frequent in: Leribe District, where 43 percent reside, Thaba-Tseka District, where 26 percent reside and Maseru District, where 24 percent reside. Aside from Lesotho this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in India, where 6 percent reside and South Africa, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shalane Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shalane in the Hindi language | ||
| शालनी | salani | - |
| Shalane in the Marathi language | ||
| शालने | salane | - |
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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 Shalane
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