Yekane Surname

1,871,545th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 98 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Yekane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yekane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa761:712,86550,752
India211:36,526,923420,161
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669

Yekane (50) may also be a first name.

Yekane Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yekane (Marathi: येकणे) is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yekane? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,871,545th most frequent family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 74,362,713 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 79 percent of Yekane reside; 78 percent reside in Southern Africa and 78 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,412,538th most prevalent first name globally, borne by 50 people.

Yekane is most frequent in South Africa, where it is held by 76 people, or 1 in 712,865. In South Africa Yekane is most common in: North West, where 39 percent reside, Eastern Cape, where 18 percent reside and Gauteng, where 17 percent reside. Outside of South Africa this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 21 percent reside and Ethiopia, where 1 percent reside.

Yekane Last Name Statistics demography

Yekane earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 56.9% less than the national average, earning R 102,420 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ayekane922/
Yekanne921/
Yekaneh921/
Yekanie921/
Ekane912,869/
Yekan91163/
Yekawene8670/
Goyekane861/
Yekani833,444/
Ekange83254/
Jekane83147/
Yekine8363/
Ekaney8340/
Yekana8336/
Uekane8335/
Yekone8328/
Yekang8318/
Yekhan8317/
Yeykan8313/
Ekanne8311/
Yekene8310/
Ekaene838/
Ekaine835/
Ekanhe834/
Ekkane834/
Gekane834/
Ekaneh833/
Yekean833/
Ekanej832/
Yekany832/
Ekanei832/
Eekane831/
Yiekan831/
Oekane831/
Ekhane831/
Yekcan831/
Aekane831/
Ekan80850/
Yekhani7743/
Oyokane7741/
Yekanni7723/
Ayokane7721/
Aykaner7715/
Oyekana7714/
Oyekani7710/
Yekinee779/
Jekange779/
Eikanes777/
Yekanyi776/
Yekkani775/
Eakanee774/
Ayukane774/
Ekangey773/
Yekangi773/
Aiyekan773/
Ekeanne773/
Yekaten772/
Yekeneh772/
Yekenee772/
Ekhaine772/
Jekanie771/
Yekkene771/
Jeskane771/
Heukane771/
Yekanny771/
Ejekane771/
Ekajane771/
Ekayane771/
Ayikane771/
Eukaine771/
Yhekana771/
Oykaneh771/
Iyakane771/
Ekani736,990/
Ekone73230/
Ekaun73170/
Jekan73136/
Ekcan7355/
Ekhan7352/
Yecan7352/
Ekany7343/
Ekaan7334/
Egkan7325/
Yekon7323/
Gekan7317/
Ekkan7313/
Ekain7310/
Iekan733/
Eckan732/
Ecane732/
Ekean732/
Ekanh731/
Ekgan731/
Ejkan731/
Ekann731/
Oyekanni7137/
Yekhaung7130/
Heiskane713/
Ejikhane711/
Yekaanth711/
Ihekaine711/
Hayakane711/
Hayekani711/
Yekassin711/
Yekhanis711/
Gayekani711/
Ayikange711/
Yegqaneh711/
Hayikane711/
Ekangi67741/
Gekone67342/
Yekeni67275/
Eikani67176/
Jekana67146/
Oukane67140/
Ekeani6790/
Jekani6787/
Yaykan6783/
Ekoune6742/
Ekaany6728/
Ekonge6728/
Yekoun6724/
Jekany6723/
Jekone6720/
Ekiene6719/
Hayoukane6715/
Ekoene6714/
Ekeine6712/
Ekanyo6712/
Yecana6712/
Ekonne6710/
Ekanay6710/
Ekoine6710/
Gekkan678/
Ekoone678/
Oikane678/
Aikane677/
Ekaini677/
Eikanj677/
Ekhann676/
Yekona676/
Jekhan675/
Ekanyi675/
Yekuyonie675/
Ekanni675/
Ekhany674/
Geckan674/
Gekany672/
Yescan672/
Ekkani672/
Ekonea672/
Jekene672/
Yekein672/
Ekanny672/
Jekaan672/
Ekeany672/
Gekani672/
Jyokan671/
Jecane671/
Jekkan671/
Jaykan671/
Ejkani671/
Ekaeni671/
Gekhan671/
Aajekhane671/
Yetkon671/
Jeckan671/
Ekonhe671/
Oekany671/
Jekean671/
Iekang671/
Hiekan671/
Jekain671/
Jeqane671/
Yehkam671/
Yekham671/
Geqane671/
Eikana671/
Ekänge671/
Ekanui671/
Ekoney671/
Ekaani671/
Eekani671/
Aukane671/
Ayekounie671/
Yekoni671/
Eakana671/
Eikamneat671/
Ekanai671/
Ehikan671/
Aykana671/
Joyceanne670/
Geikan670/

Yekane Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yekane in the Marathi language
येकणेyekane57.14
येकनेyekane35.71
येकाणेyekane7.14

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Footnotes

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