Rathapelo Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Botswana
Highest density in:
Botswana

Rathapelo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Rathapelo Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Botswana281:78,10513,263
Lesotho31:677,51919,546

Rathapelo (20) may also be a first name.

Rathapelo Last Name Facts

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

Rathapelo occurs more in Botswana more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rathapelo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rathapelo is the 3,543,123rd most widespread surname globally, held by around 1 in 235,082,126 people. The surname Rathapelo occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Rathapelo live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most frequent forename in the world, borne by 20 people.

Rathapelo is most commonly used in Botswana, where it is carried by 28 people, or 1 in 78,105. Without taking into account Botswana Rathapelo occurs in one country. It is also common in Lesotho, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ratthapalo845/
Ratapalo821/
Rautapalo7826/
Rattapalo789/
Ratapala7180/
Ratopolo7110/
Ratapola712/
Ratapalla671/
Ratopala592/
Rathopola5610/

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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 Rathapelo
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