Ramolefe Surname

837,371st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 329 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Ramolefe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ramolefe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3021:179,39619,719
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Lesotho71:290,36515,938
England21:27,859,030389,889
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Ramolefe (130) may also be a first name.

Ramolefe Last Name Facts

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

Ramolefe occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ramolefe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 837,371st most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 22,150,595 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ramolefe reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 814,623rd most numerous forename internationally, held by 130 people.

This surname is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is held by 302 people, or 1 in 179,396. In South Africa Ramolefe is most frequent in: Gauteng, where 40 percent live, Limpopo, where 38 percent live and Mpumalanga, where 9 percent live. Beside South Africa this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Botswana, where 5 percent live and Lesotho, where 2 percent live.

Ramolefe Last Name Statistics demography

Ramolefe earn a lot more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 42.06% more than the national average, earning R 337,584 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ramolefhe94155/
Ramolefi88166/
Ramolefa889/
Ramolife884/
Ramalefe881/
Ramulefhe821/
Ramolifi753/
Ramulife752/
Ramoloifi713/
Ramahlafe711/
Ramaliev631/
Ramahlafi5937/
Raymaliev5928/
Raimaliev597/
Ramulifha591/
Ramahlofi591/
Ramahlaphe561/
Romalev531/
Ramalova508/
Ramalyov501/
Romaleva501/

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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 Ramolefe
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