Rankoe Surname

338,461st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,087 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Rankoe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rankoe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa8471:63,9648,042
Lesotho2361:8,6131,940
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Rankoe (26) may also be a first name.

Rankoe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rankoe occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rankoe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 338,461st most common family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 6,704,274 people. Rankoe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Rankoe reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Rankoe is also the 2,084,397th most frequent given name world-wide. It is borne by 26 people.

The surname is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is borne by 847 people, or 1 in 63,964. In South Africa Rankoe is primarily found in: Gauteng, where 27 percent are found, Limpopo, where 26 percent are found and Free State, where 20 percent are found. Beside South Africa it is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Lesotho, where 22 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Rankoe Last Name Statistics demography

Rankoe earn significantly more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 34.76% more than the national average, earning R 320,232 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rankowe9271/
Rankgoe921/
Rangkoe921/
Rankou83476/
Rankoa83171/
Rankae83167/
Rankey83157/
Rankie83116/
Ronkoe8380/
Rankee832/
Rankoo832/
Ramkoe831/
Rankei831/
Rainkie7770/
Rankaje7717/
Rangkou7711/
Ramkoet778/
Rankooa773/
Rankohi772/
Rankuye771/
Rankous771/
Rankijo771/
Rankhoa771/
Rankoui771/
Rankouh771/
Rangkoi771/
Rangkey771/
Rancoer771/
Ranku731,300/
Rankó7346/
Rahankey7158/
Rankhooa7114/
Rahankei714/
Rangkaed711/
Raunkawe711/
Rankho'a711/
Rankhead711/
Rangkayo711/
Rankaj67544/
Ronkoa67229/
Rancea67168/
Rangku6772/
Rankau6748/
Rankai6739/
Rancou6719/
Rankui677/
Rankhu677/
Ronkei674/
Rancey674/
Rankuu673/
Ronkie672/
Rankut671/
Ramkae671/
Ronkoi671/
Roncoe671/
Ronkey671/
Rancoj671/
Ramkou671/
Ronkou671/
Ronkee670/

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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 Rankoe
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