Sooane Surname
Approximately 24 people bear this surname
Sooane Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 23 | 1:88,372 | 10,414 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Sooane Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sooane Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sooane occurs most in Lesotho. It may appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Sooane.
How Common Is The Last Name Sooane? popularity and diffusion
Sooane is the 4,034,050th most commonly occurring family name internationally, held by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Sooane live; 96 percent live in Southern Africa and 96 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The last name Sooane is most common in Lesotho, where it is borne by 23 people, or 1 in 88,372. In Lesotho Sooane is primarily found in: Leribe District, where 91 percent are found, Berea District, where 4 percent are found and Thaba-Tseka District, where 4 percent are found. Outside of Lesotho Sooane exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 4 percent are found.
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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 Sooane
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