Ranthoto Surname

842,714th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 326 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Ranthoto Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Ranthoto Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho3241:6,2731,312
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613

Ranthoto (17) may also be a first name.

Ranthoto Last Name Facts

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

Ranthoto is carried by more people in Lesotho than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Ranthoto click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ranthoto? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 842,714th most frequently held last name in the world, held by around 1 in 22,354,435 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ranthoto live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Ranthoto is also the 2,694,839th most common first name throughout the world. It is borne by 17 people.

It is most prevalent in Lesotho, where it is carried by 324 people, or 1 in 6,273. In Lesotho Ranthoto is most prevalent in: Thaba-Tseka District, where 63 percent live, Leribe District, where 16 percent live and Quthing District, where 12 percent live. Besides Lesotho this last name is found in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ranthotho941/
Rantoto932/
Ramthota755/
Rantheta754/
Raamthota71133/
Ramtota677/
Rantata673/
Ranteta672/
Ronteta537/
Ramtata531/

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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 Ranthoto
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