Rantauli Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Rantauli Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rantauli Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Lesotho51:406,51217,363

Rantauli Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rantauli is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rantauli? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,391,485th most commonly occurring surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. Rantauli is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Rantauli are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most widely held in South Africa, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 6,772,213. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Free State, where 100 percent live. Besides South Africa Rantauli exists in one country. It is also found in Lesotho, where 38 percent live.

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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
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