Rakanang Surname

1,185,157th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 200 people bear this surname

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

Rakanang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rakanang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1991:272,25027,005
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250

Rakanang (36) may also be a first name.

Rakanang Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rakanang is found most frequently in South Africa. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rakanang? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,185,157th most frequently occurring family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 36,437,730 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Rakanang reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,717,090th most widely held forename worldwide It is held by 36 people.

This surname is most widespread in South Africa, where it is borne by 199 people, or 1 in 272,250. In South Africa it is primarily found in: North West, where 62 percent live, Northern Cape, where 32 percent live and Gauteng, where 2 percent live. Without taking into account South Africa this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Botswana, where 1 percent live.

Rakanang Last Name Statistics demography

Rakanang earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 22.23% less than the national average, earning R 184,812 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rakonang8811/
Rakenang881/
Rakanamg881/
Rakenaung825/
Racanasing781/
Rodkanhang781/
Reekanong714/
Roukonang711/
Rodkamhang671/
Rokonong6331/

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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 Rakanang
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