Ramaswe Surname

1,795,579th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 105 people bear this surname

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

Ramaswe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ramaswe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1041:520,93941,780
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250

Ramaswe (12) may also be a first name.

Ramaswe Last Name Facts

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

Ramaswe occurs most in South Africa. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Ramaswe.

How Common Is The Last Name Ramaswe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,795,579th most frequently occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 69,405,199 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ramaswe reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Ramaswe is also the 3,306,491st most widely held first name internationally, held by 12 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 104 people, or 1 in 520,939. In South Africa Ramaswe is mostly concentrated in: Gauteng, where 58 percent live, North West, where 29 percent live and Northern Cape, where 10 percent live. Besides South Africa this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Botswana, where 1 percent live.

Ramaswe Last Name Statistics demography

Ramaswe earn marginally less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 1.53% less than the national average, earning R 234,000 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ramashwe933/
Ramaiswe931/
Ramatshwe8810/
Ramashwey881/
Ramaatswe881/
Ramasue8611/
Ramaswa863/
Ramoswe862/
Ramaswi861/
Ramosweu80201/
Ramatsue8011/
Ramauswa807/
Ramaswai802/
Ramasway801/
Ramoswey801/
Ramesweu801/
Ramoshweu7528/
Ramathswi751/
Ramashwai751/
Ramoswi711/
Ramosue711/
Ramatsui67251/
Ramotsue671/
Ramasvaj671/
Ramosui5728/
Remeshwi531/
Romashva531/

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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 Ramaswe
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