Ratsolo Surname

2,121,169th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 79 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Ratsolo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ratsolo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho691:29,4575,623
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016

The alternate forms: Ratšolo (4) are calculated separately.

Ratsolo (13) may also be a first name.

Ratsolo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ratsolo occurs in Lesotho more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as: Ratšolo. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ratsolo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,121,169th most commonly occurring last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 92,247,417 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ratsolo are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Ratsolo is also the 3,159,357th most commonly used given name throughout the world, borne by 13 people.

This surname is most frequent in Lesotho, where it is borne by 69 people, or 1 in 29,457. In Lesotho it is most common in: Leribe District, where 49 percent are found, Maseru District, where 25 percent are found and Berea District, where 17 percent are found. Aside from Lesotho this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 13 percent are found.

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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 Ratsolo
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