Rakitla Surname

870,423rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 311 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Rakitla Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rakitla Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2711:199,91821,433
Botswana391:56,07510,323
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Rakitla Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rakitla is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Rakitla click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rakitla? popularity and diffusion

Rakitla is the 870,423rd most numerous family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 23,432,624 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Rakitla live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

Rakitla is most frequent in South Africa, where it is borne by 271 people, or 1 in 199,918. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Gauteng, where 80 percent reside, Mpumalanga, where 8 percent reside and Free State, where 7 percent reside. Barring South Africa it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Botswana, where 13 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Rakitla Last Name Statistics demography

Rakitla earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 14.52% less than the national average, earning R 203,124 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Raketla86293/
Rakytla861/
Raqitla861/
Rakhetla80294/
Rakhutla8063/
Rakgetla8013/
Raaketla805/
Rakeetla801/
Rakettla801/
Raacketla751/
Rakutlo716/
Reketla714/
Rakhetle671/
Roketli574/
Rockettle503/
Reqitillo501/

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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 Rakitla
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