Rametsi Surname

200,527th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,081 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Rametsi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rametsi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,8221:29,7353,827
Lesotho2191:9,2812,105
Botswana281:78,10513,263
England81:6,964,757184,742
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Rametsi (104) may also be a first name.

Rametsi Last Name Facts

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

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

How Common Is The Last Name Rametsi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rametsi is the 200,527th most frequently used surname internationally, held by around 1 in 3,501,944 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Rametsi live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 925,156th most commonly occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 104 people.

This last name is most widely held in South Africa, where it is held by 1,822 people, or 1 in 29,735. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Gauteng, where 49 percent reside, North West, where 25 percent reside and Limpopo, where 12 percent reside. Without taking into account South Africa this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Lesotho, where 11 percent reside and Botswana, where 1 percent reside.

Rametsi Last Name Statistics demography

Rametsi earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 8.38% less than the national average, earning R 217,716 per year.

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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 Rametsi
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