Rakatane Surname

1,849,867th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 100 people bear this surname

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

Rakatane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rakatane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa991:547,25043,124
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Rakatane Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rakatane is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rakatane? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,849,867th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 72,875,459 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Rakatane are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

It is most widespread in South Africa, where it is borne by 99 people, or 1 in 547,250. In South Africa Rakatane is primarily concentrated in: North West, where 65 percent reside, Gauteng, where 23 percent reside and Western Cape, where 5 percent reside. Besides South Africa it exists in one country. It is also common in India, where 1 percent reside.

Rakatane Last Name Statistics demography

Rakatane earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 47.35% less than the national average, earning R 125,124 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 Rakatane
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