Sheeane Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Sheeane Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 5 | 1:406,512 | 17,363 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Sheeane Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sheeane Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sheeane occurs in Lesotho more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sheeane? popularity and diffusion
It is the 7,117,718th most numerous last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname Sheeane is primarily found in Africa, where 86 percent of Sheeane are found; 86 percent are found in Southern Africa and 86 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Lesotho, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 406,512. In Lesotho it is most numerous in: Thaba-Tseka District, where 60 percent live, Mokhotlong District, where 20 percent live and Quthing District, where 20 percent live. Apart from Lesotho this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 14 percent live and The United States, where 14 percent live.
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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 Sheeane
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