Rantsho Surname

437,080th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 785 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Rantsho Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rantsho Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4761:113,81913,655
Botswana2921:7,4891,316
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Lesotho71:290,36515,938
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Rantsho (583) may also be a first name.

Rantsho Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rantsho has its highest incidence in South Africa. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rantsho? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 437,080th most common last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 9,283,498 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Rantsho live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Rantsho is also the 346,663rd most numerous forename throughout the world, borne by 583 people.

Rantsho is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 476 people, or 1 in 113,819. In South Africa Rantsho is most common in: Gauteng, where 39 percent reside, North West, where 34 percent reside and Free State, where 24 percent reside. Not including South Africa this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Botswana, where 37 percent reside and Canada, where 1 percent reside.

Rantsho Last Name Statistics demography

Rantsho earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 35.54% less than the national average, earning R 153,192 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rantso921,276/
Rasentsho881/
Rants'o86656/
Rant'so86144/
Rantsuo8622/
Rantsha866/
Rantsos865/
Rantsou864/
Ranthso862/
Rantsoa862/
Rantsios8037/
Rantsooa808/
Rantsioa801/
Rancho771,898/
Rantšo7759/
Rantsa7711/
Rancso771/
Reancho71162/
Ranchou71131/
Rantzou7167/
Rantsia7135/
Raintsa7114/
Hrancho7112/
Ranchoo712/
Ranchho711/
Rantcha711/
Ramts'o711/
Raincho711/
Ranco67467/
Ranzo67150/
Ramtsios6723/
Randshau673/
Rainchou672/
Ranço671/
Rhamtsha671/

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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 Rantsho
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