Rantsala Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Rantsala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 13 | 1:156,351 | 13,063 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
The alternate forms: Rantšala (2) are calculated separately.
Rantsala (38) may also be a first name.
Rantsala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rantsala Come From? nationality or country of origin
Rantsala occurs more in Lesotho more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as: Rantšala. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rantsala? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 5,057,639th most widespread family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. Rantsala is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Rantsala are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,662,754th most prevalent given name globally, borne by 38 people.
The surname Rantsala is most frequent in Lesotho, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 156,351. In Lesotho Rantsala is most common in: Maseru District, where 77 percent live and Leribe District, where 23 percent live. Excluding Lesotho this surname exists in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 13 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rantšala | 96 | 2 | / |
| Rantsaila | 94 | 22 | / |
| Rants'ala | 94 | 10 | / |
| Rantsalla | 94 | 5 | / |
| Rant'sala | 94 | 3 | / |
| Rantsatla | 94 | 1 | / |
| Rants'alla | 89 | 6 | / |
| Rant'salla | 89 | 5 | / |
| Rantsali | 88 | 19 | / |
| Rantsalo | 88 | 1 | / |
| Rants'ali | 82 | 26 | / |
| Rantsaile | 82 | 16 | / |
| Rant'sali | 82 | 10 | / |
| Rainetsalo | 78 | 8 | / |
| Rantshaile | 78 | 1 | / |
| Rantšali | 75 | 2 | / |
| Rantsolo | 75 | 2 | / |
| Rantsoli | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rantsoili | 71 | 20 | / |
| Rants'olo | 71 | 6 | / |
| Ranzola | 67 | 111 | / |
| Ranzela | 67 | 14 | / |
| Roinetsalo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Rancali | 67 | 2 | / |
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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 Rantsala
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