Thinyane Surname

319,816th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,169 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Thinyane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thinyane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho7661:2,653393
South Africa3991:135,78415,735
England31:18,572,686338,250
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Thinyane (238) may also be a first name.

Thinyane Last Name Facts

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

The last name Thinyane is found in Lesotho more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thinyane? popularity and diffusion

It is the 319,816th most commonly held surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 6,234,000 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Thinyane live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Thinyane is also the 580,229th most frequently held first name world-wide, held by 238 people.

The surname Thinyane is most commonly used in Lesotho, where it is held by 766 people, or 1 in 2,653. In Lesotho it is most frequent in: Leribe District, where 38 percent reside, Maseru District, where 32 percent reside and Thaba-Tseka District, where 9 percent reside. Apart from Lesotho this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 34 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Thinyane Last Name Statistics demography

Thinyane earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 45.85% less than the national average, earning R 128,676 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thainyane94122/
Thoinyane9410/
Tinyane93401/
Thenyane8810/
Thinjane881/
Tainyane881/
Tinyanes881/
Tehnyane881/
Tenyane80660/
Tinyani8035/
Tinyana8011/
Tenyange7578/
Thinjana7515/
Thenjane7513/
Teunyane7512/
Tinyones754/
Thenyani753/
Taynyane753/
Tenyahne751/
Tinianne750/
Tinianer750/
Tinyanaya711/
Tignone67151/
Tinjani67141/
Tignani6734/
Tynyany6722/
Tinjana6718/
Tenjane6717/
Tiniani6712/
Tiniana679/
Tenyana676/
Tenyani673/
Tegnane672/
Tenhane671/
Tinyony671/
Tiniany671/
Teniane670/

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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 Thinyane
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