Ratohwa Surname

659,458th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 456 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Ratohwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ratohwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe4511:34,2315,273
England41:13,929,515290,718
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432

Ratohwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ratohwa is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ratohwa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 659,458th most commonly used surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 15,981,460 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ratohwa live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

Ratohwa is most frequently held in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 451 people, or 1 in 34,231. In Zimbabwe Ratohwa is mostly found in: Manicaland Province, where 70 percent are found, Harare Province, where 17 percent are found and Bulawayo Province, where 7 percent are found. Apart from Zimbabwe this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent are found and Mozambique, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ratowa929/
Ratovha863/
Ratouwa862/
Rathawa862/
Rathawad805/
Rathojwa801/
Rathoewa801/
Rathawwa801/
Rathawat801/
Rathaway800/
Ratova77542/
Rotowa77254/
Ratawa77189/
Ratowo7764/
Ratoba772/
Retowa771/
Ratewa771/
Rathawaha754/
Rathava711,978/
Rathaba711,017/
Rastova71485/
Rautova7132/
Rattawa7131/
Raitova7110/
Raytova717/
Rattova717/
Rajtova717/
Ratavha714/
Rostowa713/
Rathova713/
Ratawat711/
Ratovai711/
Raatova711/
Ratobai711/
Rathavas671,271/
Rathavai671,047/
Ratabhai67431/
Rathavaj67325/
Rathavad67186/
Rathavap6783/
Rathavau6762/
Rathavat6732/
Rathavah6732/
Rastawaz678/
Rathabai673/
Rautawad672/
Rasstova672/
Rashtova671/
Rattobai671/
Rastovaz671/
Rotowa'a671/
Retthewa671/

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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
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  • 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 Ratohwa
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