Ramolefi Surname

1,343,156th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 166 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Ramolefi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ramolefi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho741:27,4675,337
South Africa741:732,13151,520
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Ramolefi (65) may also be a first name.

Ramolefi Last Name Facts

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

Ramolefi is held by more people in Lesotho than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Ramolefi.

How Common Is The Last Name Ramolefi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,343,156th most numerous family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 43,900,879 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ramolefi reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,212,820th most frequently used first name internationally It is held by 65 people.

This surname is most frequent in Lesotho, where it is carried by 74 people, or 1 in 27,467. In Lesotho it is mostly concentrated in: Maseru District, where 39 percent live, Mokhotlong District, where 31 percent live and Leribe District, where 26 percent live. Beside Lesotho it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 45 percent live and Botswana, where 10 percent live.

Ramolefi Last Name Statistics demography

Ramolefi earn somewhat more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 6.8% more than the national average, earning R 253,788 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ramolefe88329/
Ramolefa889/
Ramolifi883/
Ramolefhe82155/
Ramoloifi823/
Ramolife754/
Ramalefe751/
Ramahlafi7137/
Ramahlofi711/
Ramulefhe711/
Ramulife632/
Ramahlafe591/
Ramulifha591/
Ramahlaphe561/

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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 Ramolefi
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