Rakgetsi Surname

670,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 446 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Rakgetsi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rakgetsi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3581:151,33417,161
Botswana881:24,8515,011

Rakgetsi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rakgetsi is found most frequently in South Africa. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rakgetsi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 670,508th most widely held last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 16,339,789 people. Rakgetsi is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Rakgetsi are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Rakgetsi is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is carried by 358 people, or 1 in 151,334. In South Africa Rakgetsi is primarily concentrated in: Limpopo, where 68 percent reside, Gauteng, where 24 percent reside and Free State, where 3 percent reside. Beside South Africa Rakgetsi exists in one country. It is also found in Botswana, where 20 percent reside.

Rakgetsi Last Name Statistics demography

Rakgetsi earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 61.67% less than the national average, earning R 91,092 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rakgetshi9439/
Rankgetsi9422/
Ragetsi939/
Rakhetsi88423/
Rakgetse88352/
Rankgetse824/
Rangetsie824/
Rakgethse821/
Rakhetsie821/
Ragatsi8016/
Regetsi807/
Raksetse7520/
Ragatshi7516/
Rakhetse7512/
Raghatsi751/
Rageci715/
Rakitzi6791/
Regitsi6712/

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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 Rakgetsi
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