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 last name Ranyaka is held by more people in Lesotho than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of Ranyaka click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ranyaka? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,730,171st most common family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ranyaka are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most commonly occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 14 people.

This surname is most widely held in Lesotho, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 127,035. In Lesotho it is mostly concentrated in: Thaba-Tseka District, where 69 percent are found and Mohale's Hoek District, where 31 percent are found. Beside Lesotho Ranyaka occurs in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 43 percent are found.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ratnyaka931/
Rathnyaka884/
Ranjaka861/
Ratnayyaka821/
Ratnyake801/
Rathnyake754/
Ranjoka714/
Ranhake711/
Ranjaki711/
Ronyoka711/
Rainiaki671/
Rangnako671/
Ranyhócki631/
Ronhaki573/
Ranioski539/
Reineake531/
Reinhake531/
Roonhako531/
Ragnasco531/

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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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