Ranchebe Surname

1,218,745th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 192 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Ranchebe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ranchebe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho1601:12,7032,815
South Africa321:1,693,05382,821

Ranchebe (10) may also be a first name.

Ranchebe Last Name Facts

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

Ranchebe is more frequently found in Lesotho than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ranchebe? popularity and diffusion

Ranchebe is the 1,218,745th most frequently used last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 37,955,968 people. Ranchebe is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ranchebe live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly occurring forename globally, borne by 10 people.

This last name is most numerous in Lesotho, where it is borne by 160 people, or 1 in 12,703. In Lesotho Ranchebe is most numerous in: Mafeteng District, where 65 percent are found, Maseru District, where 12 percent are found and Mohale's Hoek District, where 12 percent are found. Outside of Lesotho this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 17 percent are found.

Ranchebe Last Name Statistics demography

Ranchebe earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 85.18% less than the national average, earning R 35,220 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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  • 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 Ranchebe
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