Rankoto Surname

1,980,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 89 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Botswana
Highest density in:
Botswana

Rankoto Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rankoto Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Botswana881:24,8515,011
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Rankoto (10) may also be a first name.

Rankoto Last Name Facts

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

Rankoto has its highest incidence in Botswana. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Rankoto.

How Common Is The Last Name Rankoto? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,980,395th most widespread family name globally, held by around 1 in 81,882,538 people. Rankoto occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Rankoto are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most numerous first name throughout the world, held by 10 people.

This surname is most common in Botswana, where it is held by 88 people, or 1 in 24,851. Other than Botswana Rankoto is found in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rangkoto9342/
Rankhotho8831/
Rankota869/
Ramkoto861/
Rankato861/
Rancoto860/
Rangkato8017/
Rankotha801/
Rankhota801/
Rancotto801/
Rankhotha75165/
Rancato7142/
Ronkato711/
Ranketa711/
Rankuta711/
Rangkata6713/
Ronketto678/
Rancatto674/
Rangcato671/
Roncotto671/
Rancoita671/
Roncketto634/
Rankhathau591/
Roncato572,478/
Romkota578/
Rancata571/
Roncatto53435/
Rancatta532/
Ranqueta531/

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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 Rankoto
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis