Ranteme Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Ranteme Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ranteme Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho421:48,3947,686
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ranteme Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ranteme occurs in Lesotho more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ranteme? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,979,664th most widespread surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 169,477,812 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Ranteme live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 98 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most prevalent in Lesotho, where it is held by 42 people, or 1 in 48,394. In Lesotho Ranteme is mostly concentrated in: Mafeteng District, where 90 percent are found, Maseru District, where 7 percent are found and Butha-Buthe District, where 2 percent are found. Besides Lesotho this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rantem9258/
Rantema8615/
Rantiem866/
Ranthem861/
Rantim7757/
Rontem771/
Rontome7176/
Rantima7120/
Rantimi711/
Reantim711/
Ranthima671/
Ramtim626/
Rontomé574/
Ramthim571/
Rontami571/
Rossentim501/

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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 Ranteme
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