Ranyaka Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Ranyaka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ranyaka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho161:127,03512,091
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638

Ranyaka (14) may also be a first name.

Ranyaka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ranyaka is more frequently found in Lesotho than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ranyaka? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,730,171st most commonly held surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. The last name Ranyaka is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ranyaka reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most frequently occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 14 people.

It is most widespread in Lesotho, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 127,035. In Lesotho Ranyaka is mostly found in: Thaba-Tseka District, where 69 percent live and Mohale's Hoek District, where 31 percent live. Aside from Lesotho this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 43 percent live.

Ranyaka Last Name Statistics demography

Ranyaka earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 85.07% less than the national average, earning R 35,484 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Ratnyaka931/
Rathnyaka884/
Ranjaka861/
Ratnayyaka821/
Ratnyake801/
Rathnyake754/
Ranjoka714/
Ranhake711/
Ranjaki711/
Ronyoka711/
Rainiaki671/
Rangnako671/
Ranyhócki631/
Ronhaki573/
Ranioski539/
Reineake531/
Reinhake531/
Roonhako531/
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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 Ranyaka
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