Rantara Surname
Approximately 33 people bear this surname
Rantara Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 30 | 1:67,752 | 9,213 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Rantara Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rantara Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Rantara (Hindi: रन्तरा) is held by more people in Lesotho than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Rantara? popularity and diffusion
The surname Rantara is the 3,432,070th most frequently used family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. Rantara is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Rantara are found; 97 percent are found in Southern Africa and 97 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
This last name is most commonly used in Lesotho, where it is held by 30 people, or 1 in 67,752. In Lesotho Rantara is primarily concentrated in: Maseru District, where 57 percent live and Mohale's Hoek District, where 43 percent live. Other than Lesotho this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 6 percent live and India, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rantarat | 93 | 1 | / |
| Rauntaray | 88 | 3 | / |
| Rasintara | 88 | 1 | / |
| Rantari | 86 | 69 | / |
| Ramtara | 86 | 21 | / |
| Rantera | 86 | 10 | / |
| Rantaro | 86 | 1 | / |
| Raamtara | 80 | 74 | / |
| Ranthare | 80 | 66 | / |
| Ranthari | 80 | 18 | / |
| Ramthara | 80 | 1 | / |
| Reantare | 80 | 1 | / |
| Rantgaare | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rantore | 71 | 2 | / |
| Rantero | 71 | 2 | / |
| Reamtare | 67 | 1 | / |
| Reantorio | 63 | 16 | / |
| Rahantoro | 63 | 14 | / |
| Rountaris | 63 | 4 | / |
| Ramtharit | 63 | 1 | / |
| Rontero | 57 | 1 | / |
Rantara Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rantara in the Hindi language | ||
| रन्तरा | rantara | - |
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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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- 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 Rantara
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