Raoane Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Raoane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Raoane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Raoane (7) may also be a first name.

Raoane Last Name Facts

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

The last name Raoane is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Raoane? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,968,613th most prevalent family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 50 percent of Raoane live; 50 percent live in Southern Africa and 50 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Raoane is also the 4,548,448th most frequent forename on earth It is held by 7 people.

This last name is most frequent in South Africa, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 27,088,852. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Gauteng, where 100 percent reside. Beside South Africa this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 25 percent reside and Indonesia, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Raouane921,180/
Rahoane921/
Raohane921/
Raoan911/
Rahouane86294/
Raouyane86273/
Raouan83759/
Raoani831/
Roohane7718/
Raojian772/
Raouana772/
Raohany771/
Rahouan771/
Roaon731/
Raoam731/
Rahouani71647/
Raojiang7117/
Raohaeni711/
Roohan67301/
Raohon6757/
Raouam6713/
Rahoon671/
Rooani671/
Rohoana6220/
Raohong624/
Rohohan621/
Rajgaon621/
Roahhani571/
Rahoyona571/
Roaom551/

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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 Raoane
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