Ramaphiri Surname

868,551st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 312 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Ramaphiri Surname User-submission:

The Ramaphiri surname means 'deception'. It can also come from the words rama (butter) and phiri (cougar).

Ramaphiri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1691:320,57830,241
Lesotho1421:14,3143,144
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

Ramaphiri Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Ramaphiri surname means 'deception'. It can also come from the words rama (butter) and phiri (cougar).

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Ramaphiri Last Name Facts

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

Ramaphiri is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ramaphiri? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 868,551st most frequently held surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 23,357,519 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ramaphiri are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Ramaphiri is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 169 people, or 1 in 320,578. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Free State, where 63 percent are found, Gauteng, where 18 percent are found and Mpumalanga, where 7 percent are found. Not including South Africa this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Lesotho, where 46 percent are found and Poland, where 0 percent are found.

Ramaphiri Last Name Statistics demography

Ramaphiri earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 59.44% less than the national average, earning R 96,384 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ramaphire892/
Ramapuri82383/
Ramapira826/
Rahmapuri78188/
Ramapiray78152/
Ramafitri782/
Ramapuuri781/
Ramapuiray7427/
Rahmafitri746/
Ramapoiray744/
Ramapure711,359/
Ramapere712/
Rammapure674/
Ramapuray671/
Raamapure671/
Ramapurre671/
Ramafure592/
Romapure591/
Ramafere591/
Rahmafurry5323/
Ramosperez533/

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