Rafolatsane Surname

1,281,391st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 178 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Rafolatsane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rafolatsane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho1711:11,8862,657
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858

Rafolatsane (74) may also be a first name.

Rafolatsane Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rafolatsane is found in Lesotho more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rafolatsane? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,281,391st most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 40,941,269 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Rafolatsane live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,125,792nd most prevalent forename internationally, borne by 74 people.

The last name Rafolatsane is most commonly occurring in Lesotho, where it is carried by 171 people, or 1 in 11,886. In Lesotho it is mostly found in: Mokhotlong District, where 80 percent are found, Thaba-Tseka District, where 11 percent are found and Maseru District, where 6 percent are found. Besides Lesotho it exists in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 4 percent are found.

Rafolatsane Last Name Statistics demography

Rafolatsane earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 31.25% less than the national average, earning R 163,368 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rafolatsana912/
Rafulatsane912/
Rafulatsana821/
Rafalasson671/
Rafla-Deysine671/
Ravaladasan6410/

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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
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  • 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 Rafolatsane
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