Ratsebe Surname

746,827th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 385 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Ratsebe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ratsebe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho2561:7,9401,755
Botswana661:33,1356,513
South Africa631:859,96456,669

Ratsebe (53) may also be a first name.

Ratsebe Last Name Facts

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

Ratsebe occurs more in Lesotho more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ratsebe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 746,827th most prevalent surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 18,928,691 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ratsebe live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,366,219th most commonly occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 53 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Lesotho, where it is borne by 256 people, or 1 in 7,940. In Lesotho it is primarily found in: Berea District, where 31 percent live, Maseru District, where 30 percent live and Mafeteng District, where 27 percent live. Apart from Lesotho this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Botswana, where 17 percent live and South Africa, where 16 percent live.

Ratsebe Last Name Statistics demography

Ratsebe earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 56.18% less than the national average, earning R 104,124 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rasebe9213/
Ratsibe86331/
Rasiebe8629/
Raseber867/
Raisebe865/
Retsebe862/
Rassebe862/
Ratgeber8047/
Ratseeva8037/
Ratseoue802/
Ratsaibe801/
Rathgebe801/
Rasibe7718/
Raseve771/
Raxebe771/
Razebe771/
Rathgeber753,662/
Rahtgeber753/
Raicebe71162/
Ratsibi7193/
Rashebi7164/
Raseabi7154/
Ratsewa7136/
Razebie7116/
Ratsaby7114/
Ratsabi7114/
Razaebe7110/
Raseboa719/
Raisibe718/
Raseubi716/
Ratshebaya716/
Ratsiba714/
Rosebet713/
Ratsewi711/
Ratsiwe711/
Raseaba711/
Rasempe711/
Rosebee711/
Rathgeberr711/
Rosebey710/
Rasemphe6764/
Ratshibi6723/
Reishebe672/
Ratsciba671/
Rethsobe671/
Ratshiba671/
Rasheeba670/
Rosebech670/
Rossebes670/
Rosebett670/

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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 Ratsebe
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