Rankwe Surname

217,797th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,882 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Rankwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rankwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,7111:31,6644,059
Botswana1651:13,2542,545
England51:11,143,612252,590
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Rankwe (153) may also be a first name.

Rankwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rankwe occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rankwe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 217,797th most prevalent last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 3,872,235 people. The last name Rankwe is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Rankwe reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Rankwe is also the 743,570th most commonly occurring given name internationally, held by 153 people.

The surname Rankwe is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 1,711 people, or 1 in 31,664. In South Africa Rankwe is primarily found in: Limpopo, where 43 percent reside, Mpumalanga, where 27 percent reside and Gauteng, where 20 percent reside. Apart from South Africa this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Botswana, where 9 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Rankwe Last Name Statistics demography

Rankwe earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 46.67% less than the national average, earning R 126,732 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rankgwe927/
Rankhwe921/
Rangwe8369/
Rancwe831/
Rankwa831/
Rankwai7728/
Ronkgwe771/
Rangwes771/
Raungwet711/
Ranque673,513/
Rangwa67354/
Rongwe67149/
Rangue6718/
Rankui677/
Ronkwj671/

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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 Rankwe
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