Ratuma Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Botswana
Highest density in:
Botswana

Ratuma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ratuma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Ratuma (8) may also be a first name.

Ratuma Last Name Facts

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

Ratuma occurs most in Botswana. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ratuma? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 10,311,814th most frequently held last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ratuma are found; 67 percent are found in Southern Africa and 67 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 4,213,784th most widely held first name world-wide It is held by 8 people.

Ratuma is most commonly occurring in Botswana, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 2,186,929. Apart from Botswana it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 33 percent are found and South Africa, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Raituma9294/
Rautuma925/
Ratumea924/
Ratumas921/
Ratima83412/
Ratumo8376/
Ratoma8311/
Retuma838/
Rotuma837/
Ratume833/
Ratimah77763/
Rotumah77151/
Rastumi7718/
Rautoma7714/
Rathima7710/
Rathumi779/
Rautumi774/
Ratomai774/
Retuema771/
Rathoma771/
Rautima771/
Rautomaa7125/
Rhatimah7113/
Raitomaa7113/
Radtimah717/
Ratthima711/
Rastaumi711/
Retima67879/
Ratomi67115/
Ratomo6780/
Ratome6716/
Rotima679/
Rotumo674/
Rotumi674/
Rhaitoumi673/
Ratimo671/
Routhumma671/
Rotoma671/

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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 Ratuma
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