Ratshosa Surname

1,257,535th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 183 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Ratshosa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ratshosa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1041:520,93941,780
Botswana771:28,4025,684
England11:55,718,059489,080
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Ratshosa Last Name Facts

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

Ratshosa occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ratshosa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,257,535th most common family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 39,822,655 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ratshosa reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

Ratshosa is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is held by 104 people, or 1 in 520,939. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Limpopo, where 68 percent reside, Gauteng, where 23 percent reside and North West, where 9 percent reside. Excluding South Africa it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Botswana, where 42 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Ratshosa Last Name Statistics demography

Ratshosa earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 26.02% less than the national average, earning R 175,812 per year.

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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 Ratshosa
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