Ratsema Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lebanon
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Ratsema Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ratsema Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Ratsema Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ratsema is borne by more people in Lebanon than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ratsema? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,968,613th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 50 percent of Ratsema live; 25 percent live in Southern Africa and 25 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequently used in Lebanon, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 5,637,083. In Lebanon it is most prevalent in: North Governorate, where 100 percent live. Apart from Lebanon this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 25 percent live and South Africa, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ratseema932/
Ratseama931/
Raetsema931/
Rasema921/
Rautshema881/
Ratsima865,152/
Ratsoma861,540/
Retsema8656/
Ratsemo8610/
Rashema863/
Raseama863/
Rasemas862/
Raseema862/
Rasiema861/
Raseima861/
Rasetma861/
Ratsemi861/
Reitsema80933/
Rashemah804/
Rasheema803/
Ratshoma801/
Raseemai801/
Ratsamai801/
Rosema771,493/
Rasima77257/
Razema7714/
Racema7710/
Rasemo774/
Raashemma751/
Rasimas71248/
Rotsemo71221/
Ratsomo71199/
Rosemah71152/
Rasimah71150/
Rosemay7198/
Rasimay7156/
Rasimat7151/
Rosemas7135/
Rashima7128/
Rasymas7122/
Razeema7114/
Rachema7111/
Rasimha7111/
Rosemma715/
Rotsima714/
Roshema714/
Rasimaa713/
Rasemei712/
Roosema712/
Retsima711/
Ratchsimma711/
Razemah711/
Razemea711/
Raziema711/
Rasimma711/
Rosemai710/
Raishima67387/
Reitzema67124/
Rats'omo6755/
Ratshomo6745/
Reidsema6737/
Rashimah6712/
Roshemma679/
Rashimas679/
Rat'somo677/
Rosemead673/
Ratshimo671/
Retshama671/
Rotsamai671/
Rosemath671/
Roseamma671/
Ratchima671/
Rasimass670/

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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 Ratsema
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