Rapotsane Surname
Approximately 300 people bear this surname
Rapotsane Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 297 | 1:6,844 | 1,460 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
Rapotsane Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rapotsane Come From? nationality or country of origin
Rapotsane occurs more in Lesotho more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Rapotsane click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rapotsane? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 893,754th most common family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 24,291,820 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Rapotsane are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
This last name is most widespread in Lesotho, where it is held by 297 people, or 1 in 6,844. In Lesotho it is mostly found in: Mohale's Hoek District, where 41 percent live, Maseru District, where 34 percent live and Thaba-Tseka District, where 13 percent live. Apart from Lesotho Rapotsane exists in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rapetsane | 89 | 12 | / |
| Raposan | 88 | 5 | / |
| Raphotsana | 84 | 1 | / |
| Raphotshana | 80 | 39 | / |
| Raposon | 75 | 572 | / |
| Rapasan | 75 | 5 | / |
| Rapasani | 71 | 5 | / |
| Rapasana | 71 | 4 | / |
| Rapatcan | 71 | 3 | / |
| Rapasang | 71 | 2 | / |
| Rapasanis | 67 | 4 | / |
| Rapacon | 63 | 937 | / |
| Rapassanis | 63 | 9 | / |
| Ropasan | 63 | 3 | / |
| Rapason | 63 | 3 | / |
| Rapozon | 63 | 1 | / |
| Rapasona | 59 | 1 | / |
| Rapacana | 59 | 1 | / |
| Rapachani | 56 | 5 | / |
| Rotpasong | 56 | 1 | / |
| Rotphachon | 53 | 12 | / |
| Raappachan | 53 | 1 | / |
| Ratpoochong | 50 | 2 | / |
| Rapatjohnny | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Rapotsane
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