Rantho Surname

103,330th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,552 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Rantho Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rantho Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3,7941:14,2801,800
Lesotho6521:3,117525
Botswana771:28,4025,684
Pakistan221:8,120,17743,015
England31:18,572,686338,250
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Rantho (300) may also be a first name.

Rantho Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rantho (Oriya: ରାୋ) is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rantho? popularity and diffusion

It is the 103,330th most widespread last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 1,600,955 people. Rantho occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Rantho are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Rantho is also the 508,767th most frequently used given name in the world, borne by 300 people.

The last name Rantho is most numerous in South Africa, where it is borne by 3,794 people, or 1 in 14,280. In South Africa Rantho is mostly found in: Limpopo, where 36 percent live, Gauteng, where 25 percent live and Mpumalanga, where 19 percent live. Apart from South Africa Rantho exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Lesotho, where 14 percent live and Botswana, where 2 percent live.

Rantho Last Name Statistics demography

Rantho earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 36.92% less than the national average, earning R 149,892 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ranthod9248/
Ranthot924/
Ranto911,439/
Rantoa83402/
Rantos83388/
Rantou83230/
Rantoj8350/
Rainto8327/
Rantha8324/
Reanto8324/
Rantoš8311/
Rantoo8310/
Rantod837/
Rantoi835/
Raanto834/
Rannto832/
Rantah832/
Raunto832/
Rantoy831/
Rantuo831/
Ramtho831/
Rainthosp800/
Rahanto77253/
Ranthad77141/
Ranhtuo7715/
Rantaha772/
Ranthas771/
Racinto771/
Ranthap771/
Rauntha771/
Reantoy771/
Rantois771/
Rantohe771/
Ranta7310,050/
Ronto73431/
Ramto7369/
Rantó731/
Rascento715/
Rasintha714/
Rantau67723/
Rontos67532/
Rantas67112/
Rontou6772/
Rantap6725/
Raunta6718/
Raanta6714/
Rantad6711/
Ramtod678/
Ramtha676/
Rontah676/
Ramtoo674/
Rainta673/
Rantaz673/
Reinto671/
Ramtou671/
Rganta671/
Rangeetha671/
Rantaa671/
Rosnto671/
Romtho671/
Rounto671/

Rantho Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rantho in the Oriya language
ରାୋrao-

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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 Rantho
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