Ratsoane Surname

1,374,607th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 160 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Ratsoane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ratsoane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho1171:17,3723,723
South Africa431:1,259,94770,377

The alternate forms: Ratšoane (11) are calculated separately.

Ratsoane (10) may also be a first name.

Ratsoane Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ratsoane is more frequently found in Lesotho than any other country/territory. It may be found as: Ratšoane. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ratsoane? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ratsoane is the 1,374,607th most commonly occurring surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 45,547,162 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ratsoane reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently occurring first name at a global level, borne by 10 people.

This surname is most frequent in Lesotho, where it is borne by 117 people, or 1 in 17,372. In Lesotho it is primarily found in: Maseru District, where 39 percent reside, Mohale's Hoek District, where 35 percent reside and Leribe District, where 9 percent reside. Other than Lesotho it occurs in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 27 percent reside.

Ratsoane Last Name Statistics demography

Ratsoane earn marginally less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 4.07% less than the national average, earning R 227,964 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ratšoane9611/
Rats'oane94162/
Rat'soane9419/
Ratsooane944/
Ratso'ane944/
Ratshoane942/
Ratsoana88199/
Rasoan861/
Rats'oana8214/
Ratsooana822/
Rat'soana821/
Razoane8019,619/
Rashoan801/
Razouane7525/
Razoeane7524/
Razoanee752/
Rashoani751/
Rhazouane71308/
Rassouani71170/
Razoan7121/
Rasoiyang713/
Rasoam711/
Rasaon711/
Racoan711/
Rachouane711/
Rasaona679/
Razoani673/
Reasaon671/
Rasogianni671/

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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 Ratsoane
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