Rathepe Surname

1,674,734th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 118 people bear this surname

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

Rathepe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rathepe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1171:463,05738,677
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402

Rathepe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rathepe is found most in South Africa. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Rathepe.

How Common Is The Last Name Rathepe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,674,734th most numerous family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 61,758,864 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Rathepe are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is borne by 117 people, or 1 in 463,057. In South Africa Rathepe is most frequent in: Limpopo, where 52 percent live, Gauteng, where 27 percent live and Free State, where 13 percent live. Outside of South Africa this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Lesotho, where 1 percent live.

Rathepe Last Name Statistics demography

Rathepe earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 79.11% less than the national average, earning R 49,632 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ratheepe9326/
Rathepje931/
Rathep924/
Rathipe86342/
Rathepi863/
Rathope863/
Rathepa861/
Ratep83788/
Rateeb77161/
Rateev7757/
Ratheb7717/
Rathip7712/
Ratepa779/
Ratipe777/
Rateep774/
Ratepi771/
Rathgeb712,935/
Rathipa71165/
Ratthip7113/
Raitape715/
Rotthep714/
Rzateeb711/
Rathipi711/
Rathiph711/
Rahteev711/
Rateb6717,342/
Ratip67367/
Ratev6748/
Rotep6741/
Raatgeep679/
Rattipet671/
Rathiphe671/
Ratthgeb670/

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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 Rathepe
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