Silekane Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

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

Silekane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Silekane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613

Silekane (2) may also be a first name.

Silekane Last Name Facts

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

Silekane has its highest incidence in South Africa. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Silekane? popularity and diffusion

Silekane is the 11,742,229th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Silekane occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Silekane are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Silekane is also the 9,404,674th most prevalent first name worldwide, borne by 2 people.

The last name is most common in South Africa, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 27,088,852. In South Africa Silekane is most common in: Mpumalanga, where 100 percent live.

Silekane Last Name Statistics demography

Silekane earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 90.14% less than the national average, earning R 23,436 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 Silekane
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