Ratavi Surname
Approximately 30 people bear this surname
Ratavi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 29 | 1:281,163 | 38,188 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Ratavi (23) may also be a first name.
Ratavi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ratavi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ratavi is most common in Papua New Guinea. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ratavi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,602,217th most frequently occurring family name globally, borne by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. Ratavi occurs mostly in Oceania, where 97 percent of Ratavi live; 97 percent live in Oceania Islands and 97 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,239,265th most widespread forename on earth, held by 23 people.
The last name is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 29 people, or 1 in 281,163. In Papua New Guinea Ratavi is most prevalent in: West New Britain, where 55 percent reside, Bougainville, where 24 percent reside and East Sepik, where 17 percent reside. Other than Papua New Guinea it exists in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 3 percent reside.
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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 Ratavi
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