Rakanyane Surname
Approximately 92 people bear this surname
Rakanyane Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Botswana | 88 | 1:24,851 | 5,011 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
Rakanyane (24) may also be a first name.
Rakanyane Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rakanyane Come From? nationality or country of origin
Rakanyane occurs in Botswana more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rakanyane? popularity and diffusion
The last name Rakanyane is the 1,943,350th most common surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 79,212,456 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Rakanyane live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,187,323rd most frequently used forename throughout the world. It is borne by 24 people.
The surname Rakanyane is most frequently held in Botswana, where it is borne by 88 people, or 1 in 24,851. Without taking into account Botswana it exists in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 4 percent are found.
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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 Rakanyane
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