Rakoro Surname

1,020,242nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 248 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Rakoro Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rakoro Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho1201:16,9383,631
Kenya681:679,11629,805
South Africa601:902,96258,308

Rakoro (45) may also be a first name.

Rakoro Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rakoro occurs more in Lesotho more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rakoro? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,020,242nd most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 29,385,266 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Rakoro are found; 73 percent are found in Southern Africa and 73 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Rakoro is also the 1,504,468th most commonly occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 45 people.

The last name Rakoro is most widespread in Lesotho, where it is borne by 120 people, or 1 in 16,938. In Lesotho it is mostly found in: Butha-Buthe District, where 59 percent are found, Mohale's Hoek District, where 18 percent are found and Leribe District, where 18 percent are found. Beside Lesotho it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 27 percent are found and South Africa, where 24 percent are found.

Rakoro Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Rakoro earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 69.55% less than the national average, earning R 72,360 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rakoroa92259/
Rakhoro92140/
Rakgoro9284/
Raskoro926/
Rakoroi924/
Raikoro924/
Rakuro83192/
Rakaro83100/
Rokoro8315/
Racoro831/
Rakgaro771/
Rakhora771/
Raikero771/
Raekora771/
Rackora770/
Rakhotra715/
Raykorad712/
Raskotra711/
Rajkoura711/
Recaro67336/
Rakara67167/
Rakera677/
Rekero675/
Racaro675/
Rakura675/
Recoro672/
Rekaro672/
Racora671/

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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 Rakoro
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