Rantekoa Surname

671,677th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 445 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Rantekoa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rantekoa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho3061:6,6421,409
South Africa1371:395,45835,012
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Rantekoa (11) may also be a first name.

Rantekoa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rantekoa is most common in Lesotho. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Rantekoa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rantekoa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rantekoa is the 671,677th most numerous family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 16,376,508 people. Rantekoa occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Rantekoa live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequently occurring forename globally, borne by 11 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Lesotho, where it is borne by 306 people, or 1 in 6,642. In Lesotho Rantekoa is primarily found in: Leribe District, where 59 percent live, Mohale's Hoek District, where 20 percent live and Mokhotlong District, where 10 percent live. Outside of Lesotho this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 31 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Rantekoa Last Name Statistics demography

Rantekoa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 59.88% less than the national average, earning R 95,340 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ranteka931/
Rantheko882/
Rantikoa881/
Rantekae881/
Ranthekhooa841/
Rantika801,183/
Ranteke8024/
Ranteki803/
Rantiska7512/
Ramtekea751/
Rantaheikka745/
Ranthikhuoa741/
Ranthikga711/
Rantecker710/
Rantica67100/
Rontika6726/
Rantiki671/
Rantike671/
Ramtekke6311/
Raamteke637/
Ramtheke635/
Ramteeke632/
Ramteake632/
Rontecco631/
Ramtetke631/
Ramtekey631/
Ramtekee631/
Ramtiki534/
Rontica534/

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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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  • 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 Rantekoa
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