Thakanyane Surname
Approximately 487 people bear this surname
Thakanyane Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 295 | 1:6,890 | 1,469 |
| South Africa | 191 | 1:283,653 | 27,806 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
Thakanyane (545) may also be a first name.
Thakanyane Demographics
Average Thakanyane Salary in
South Africa
R 157,164
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Thakanyane Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Thakanyane Come From? nationality or country of origin
Thakanyane is carried by more people in Lesotho than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Thakanyane.
How Common Is The Last Name Thakanyane? popularity and diffusion
The last name Thakanyane is the 628,294th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 14,964,160 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Thakanyane are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Thakanyane is also the 360,901st most frequent first name on earth. It is borne by 545 people.
The surname Thakanyane is most common in Lesotho, where it is carried by 295 people, or 1 in 6,890. In Lesotho it is most frequent in: Mafeteng District, where 61 percent live, Mohale's Hoek District, where 22 percent live and Maseru District, where 14 percent live. Outside of Lesotho Thakanyane is found in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 39 percent live and Iceland, where 0 percent live.
Thakanyane Last Name Statistics demography
Thakanyane earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 33.86% less than the national average, earning R 157,164 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thakganyane | 95 | 6 | / |
| Takanyane | 95 | 2 | / |
| Takanyange | 90 | 1 | / |
| Thakonyane | 90 | 1 | / |
| Thokganyane | 86 | 1 | / |
| Takanyana | 84 | 1 | / |
| Takanyanyi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tokonyane | 74 | 134 | / |
| Takanjani | 74 | 3 | / |
| Htakanjani | 70 | 1 | / |
| Thokonyana | 70 | 1 | / |
| Tokonyani | 63 | 1 | / |
| Tokonyana | 63 | 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 Thakanyane
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