Ranthako Surname

393,206th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 899 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Ranthako Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ranthako Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa6291:86,13310,595
Lesotho2681:7,5841,655
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080

Ranthako (75) may also be a first name.

Ranthako Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ranthako is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ranthako? popularity and diffusion

It is the 393,206th most widely held surname in the world, held by around 1 in 8,106,280 people. Ranthako occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ranthako are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Ranthako is also the 1,116,575th most prevalent first name world-wide, borne by 75 people.

Ranthako is most frequent in South Africa, where it is carried by 629 people, or 1 in 86,133. In South Africa Ranthako is most prevalent in: Free State, where 74 percent live, Gauteng, where 21 percent live and North West, where 2 percent live. Outside of South Africa this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Lesotho, where 30 percent live and Australia, where 0 percent live.

Ranthako Last Name Statistics demography

Ranthako earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 49.1% less than the national average, earning R 120,960 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ranthakgo943/
Rantako932/
Ranthoko88114/
Ranthaka8890/
Rantheko882/
Ranthokho8220/
Rantahaka824/
Ranthakga821/
Ronthakot821/
Rantoko8045/
Rantaka8010/
Ranthoka7545/
Rantauka756/
Reantaco752/
Ranthoca751/
Ramthaka751/
Rantoka6757/
Ramtaka673/
Ranteka671/
Reantoco6354/
Rantaheikka635/
Ramthoka631/
Rontecco501/

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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 Ranthako
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