Rathebe Surname

157,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,775 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Rathebe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rathebe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2,0841:25,9973,320
Lesotho6521:3,117525
Botswana281:78,10513,263
England71:7,959,723202,100
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Rathebe (200) may also be a first name.

Rathebe Last Name Facts

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

Rathebe is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rathebe? popularity and diffusion

Rathebe is the 157,600th most commonly held surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 2,626,143 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Rathebe are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Rathebe is also the 640,739th most prevalent first name internationally, held by 200 people.

Rathebe is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 2,084 people, or 1 in 25,997. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Gauteng, where 42 percent are found, North West, where 25 percent are found and Free State, where 25 percent are found. Other than South Africa it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Lesotho, where 23 percent are found and Botswana, where 1 percent are found.

Rathebe Last Name Statistics demography

Rathebe earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 29.66% less than the national average, earning R 167,160 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rathgebe931/
Rasthebe931/
Rhathebe931/
Ratebe92135/
Rathabe86304/
Rethebe863/
Rathibe863/
Rathobe862/
Rathobei80113/
Ratheeba8014/
Rotebe7710/
Ratibe779/
Rateba777/
Ratabe776/
Ratebi772/
Rathiba7150/
Rateeva7142/
Rasteby7123/
Rataabe716/
Reatewe711/
Rethabe711/
Rautabe711/
Rateaver6718/
Rathibai679/
Rathabai673/
Rahtabeh672/
Ratheiwa671/
Rathobie671/
Rathybay671/

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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 Rathebe
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