Rankai Surname
Approximately 39 people bear this surname
Rankai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 29 | 1:70,088 | 9,364 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
Rankai (23) may also be a first name.
Rankai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rankai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Rankai is borne by more people in Lesotho than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Rankai? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,141,416th most numerous family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 186,860,152 people. Rankai occurs mostly in Africa, where 82 percent of Rankai live; 79 percent live in Southern Africa and 79 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Rankai is also the 2,239,265th most numerous first name throughout the world, borne by 23 people.
Rankai is most commonly used in Lesotho, where it is carried by 29 people, or 1 in 70,088. In Lesotho Rankai is most common in: Berea District, where 59 percent are found, Leribe District, where 21 percent are found and Quthing District, where 14 percent are found. Other than Lesotho this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in India, where 15 percent are found and South Africa, where 5 percent are found.
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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 Rankai
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