Thakanyana Surname
Approximately 2 people bear this surname
Thakanyana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Thakanyana (9) may also be a first name.
Thakanyana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Thakanyana Come From? nationality or country of origin
Thakanyana is found most frequently in Lesotho. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Thakanyana.
How Common Is The Last Name Thakanyana? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 11,742,229th most commonly held family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Thakanyana occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Thakanyana are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Thakanyana is also the 3,941,740th most numerous first name on earth It is held by 9 people.
It is most widely held in Lesotho, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 2,032,558. In Lesotho Thakanyana is most prevalent in: Mafeteng District, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Lesotho this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 50 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Takanyana | 95 | 1 | / |
| Thakanyane | 90 | 487 | / |
| Thaganyana | 90 | 25 | / |
| Thaka-Nyane | 86 | 3 | / |
| Thakanyne | 84 | 1 | / |
| Thakanani | 84 | 1 | / |
| Thaganyane | 80 | 295 | / |
| Thaganyano | 80 | 1 | / |
| Thakonyane | 80 | 1 | / |
| Thokonyana | 80 | 1 | / |
| Thokoanyane | 76 | 1 | / |
| Tokonyana | 74 | 1 | / |
| Thaknan | 71 | 4 | / |
| Thachannan | 70 | 7 | / |
| Thokonyane | 70 | 2 | / |
| Thewakanon | 70 | 1 | / |
| Thekenyane | 70 | 1 | / |
| Thikanon | 67 | 49 | / |
| Thekkiniyan | 67 | 6 | / |
| Thacanin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thaganan | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Thakanyana
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