Tsikane Surname

1,052,587th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 238 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Tsikane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tsikane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1991:272,25027,005
Lesotho391:52,1178,022

Tsikane (76) may also be a first name.

Tsikane Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tsikane is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tsikane? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tsikane is the 1,052,587th most commonly occurring surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 30,619,941 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Tsikane reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Tsikane is also the 1,107,702nd most frequently held first name internationally, held by 76 people.

Tsikane is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 199 people, or 1 in 272,250. In South Africa Tsikane is primarily found in: North West, where 38 percent are found, Gauteng, where 36 percent are found and Free State, where 12 percent are found. Outside of South Africa this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Lesotho, where 16 percent are found.

Tsikane Last Name Statistics demography

Tsikane earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 55.24% less than the national average, earning R 106,356 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 Tsikane
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