Rankgwe Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Rankgwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
Rankgwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rankgwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Rankgwe occurs most in Botswana. It can also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Rankgwe? popularity and diffusion
Rankgwe is the 7,117,718th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Rankgwe live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The last name is most commonly held in Botswana, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 546,732. Not including Botswana Rankgwe is found in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 43 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rankwe | 92 | 1,882 | / |
| Rangwe | 92 | 69 | / |
| Ronkgwe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Rangwes | 86 | 1 | / |
| Raungwet | 80 | 1 | / |
| Rangwa | 77 | 354 | / |
| Rongwe | 77 | 149 | / |
| Rangue | 77 | 18 | / |
| Rankwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rancwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rankwai | 71 | 28 | / |
| Rongwei | 71 | 14 | / |
| Rangque | 71 | 8 | / |
| Raingue | 71 | 7 | / |
| Raungwa | 71 | 6 | / |
| Rang'wa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Raïngue | 71 | 4 | / |
| Ranngwa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Raingwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rangvie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rangueh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rangbej | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ranghve | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rangwich | 67 | 25 | / |
| Rangwaya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rangwaha | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Rankgwe
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