Rankali Surname

628,294th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 487 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Rankali Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rankali Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho2741:7,4181,610
South Africa1801:300,98728,973
India331:23,244,406321,547

Rankali (121) may also be a first name.

Rankali Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rankali (Hindi: रणकली, Oriya: ଳି) is borne by more people in Lesotho than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rankali? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 628,294th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 14,964,160 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Rankali are found; 93 percent are found in Southern Africa and 93 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Rankali is also the 848,089th most common given name on earth It is held by 121 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Lesotho, where it is borne by 274 people, or 1 in 7,418. In Lesotho it is most numerous in: Mohale's Hoek District, where 49 percent live, Leribe District, where 17 percent live and Maseru District, where 16 percent live. Outside of Lesotho this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 37 percent live and India, where 7 percent live.

Rankali Last Name Statistics demography

Rankali earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 67.58% less than the national average, earning R 77,040 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Rankali Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rankali in the Hindi language
रणकलीranakali44.44
रानकलीranakali44.44
रंकलीrankali11.11
Rankali in the Oriya language
ଳିli25
ଲିli25
ରାଳୀrali25
ରାଳିrali25

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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
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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 Rankali
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