Rankhasa Surname

1,025,894th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 246 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Rankhasa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rankhasa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho1361:14,9453,259
South Africa1101:492,52540,325

Rankhasa (15) may also be a first name.

Rankhasa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rankhasa is more frequently found in Lesotho than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rankhasa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Rankhasa is the 1,025,894th most frequently held family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 29,624,170 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Rankhasa live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Rankhasa is also the 2,900,335th most common first name globally, borne by 15 people.

Rankhasa is most common in Lesotho, where it is carried by 136 people, or 1 in 14,945. In Lesotho it is primarily found in: Berea District, where 61 percent live, Leribe District, where 24 percent live and Maseru District, where 14 percent live. Outside of Lesotho this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 45 percent live.

Rankhasa Last Name Statistics demography

Rankhasa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 64.78% less than the national average, earning R 83,700 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rankasa939/
Rankgasa882/
Rankhosa881/
Ramkhasa881/
Ranchaisa821/
Rankasi802/
Rankosha7539/
Rankajay7519/
Rankgase7515/
Rangkasi756/
Rankeesa753/
Rankajai751/
Rankhosi751/
Rangkasih716/
Reangkesa715/
Rankajaai713/
Rangkashi711/
Rankaci671/
Reaungkesa671/
Rankosi671/
Rankoca671/
Rankaco671/

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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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  • 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 Rankhasa
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