Rakgwale Surname

207,845th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,991 people bear this surname

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

Rakgwale Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rakgwale Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,9901:27,2253,480
England11:55,718,059489,080

Rakgwale (113) may also be a first name.

Rakgwale Last Name Facts

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

Rakgwale is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rakgwale? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 207,845th most commonly held last name globally, borne by around 1 in 3,660,244 people. Rakgwale occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Rakgwale live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Rakgwale is also the 881,625th most numerous first name globally, held by 113 people.

The last name is most frequent in South Africa, where it is borne by 1,990 people, or 1 in 27,225. In South Africa Rakgwale is mostly found in: Limpopo, where 52 percent live, Gauteng, where 28 percent live and North West, where 12 percent live. Outside of South Africa this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in England, where 0 percent live.

Rakgwale Last Name Statistics demography

Rakgwale earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 41.51% less than the national average, earning R 138,996 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Rakwale9318/
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Rakgwele8822/
Rakguale885/
Rakgwali881/
Rakgwala881/
Rakqwale881/
Rakwal86344/
Ragwala80256/
Raikwal80237/
Rakwala8089/
Ragwali8036/
Ragbale8014/
Rakwali809/
Raghwal807/
Rankwal801/
Rakwall801/
Ragwele801/
Rangvale755/
Rakgweli752/
Rainkwal752/
Ragual711,484/
Rakwał7199/
Ragval7116/
Rokwal715/
Ragbal711/
Raugwalla711/
Raqwal711/
Rakual711/
Ragvald6751/
Rockwal6725/
Rangval6712/
Raguala677/
Ragueal674/
Raghbal674/
Raghval672/
Rangwallay672/
Raguail671/
Rakuali671/
Raghual671/

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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 Rakgwale
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