Ran Forename
797th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 1,083,203 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
China
Highest density in:
Bhutan
Ran Forename Definition:
The diminutive of Randal.
Ran Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | - | 983,467 | 1:1,389 | 130 |
| India | 82% | 27,235 | 1:44,607 | 6,081 |
| Cambodia | 56% | 22,576 | 1:721 | 150 |
| Israel | 93% | 9,330 | 1:901 | 200 |
| Hong Kong | - | 7,411 | 1:1,046 | 98 |
| Vietnam | 67% | 6,848 | 1:13,526 | 468 |
| South Sudan | 100% | 5,492 | 1:2,103 | 360 |
| United States | 68% | 3,357 | 1:107,994 | 4,667 |
| Japan | 100% | 2,703 | 1:47,350 | 2,810 |
| Thailand | 60% | 2,098 | 1:33,396 | 4,031 |
| Bhutan | 50% | 1,849 | 1:446 | 75 |
| Egypt | 90% | 1,692 | 1:54,315 | 3,036 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 1,502 | 1:13,848 | 1,956 |
| Pakistan | 63% | 1,260 | 1:154,252 | 5,756 |
| Singapore | 71% | 693 | 1:9,072 | 1,624 |
| Canada | 50% | 628 | 1:52,760 | 3,410 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 525 | 1:58,691 | 6,867 |
| Lebanon | 98% | 515 | 1:10,927 | 1,092 |
| Indonesia | 100% | 442 | 1:583,628 | 42,118 |
| Kenya | 100% | 389 | 1:119,041 | 5,856 |
| England | 75% | 358 | 1:155,315 | 5,011 |
| Netherlands | 99% | 229 | 1:73,808 | 4,339 |
| Taiwan | 54% | 228 | 1:104,253 | 12,180 |
| Philippines | 92% | 219 | 1:484,062 | 16,340 |
| Afghanistan | 96% | 210 | 1:155,350 | 4,425 |
| Poland | 100% | 188 | 1:202,272 | 3,614 |
| Australia | - | 178 | 1:76,728 | 3,108 |
| Malaysia | 77% | 177 | 1:172,034 | 10,374 |
| France | 100% | 156 | 1:426,092 | 4,977 |
| Germany | 82% | 116 | 1:833,430 | 7,084 |
| Iraq | 100% | 87 | 1:402,504 | 4,983 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 62 | 1:168,246 | 7,350 |
| New Zealand | - | 61 | 1:74,361 | 3,508 |
| Bahrain | - | 59 | 1:22,859 | 3,234 |
| Brazil | 98% | 57 | 1:3,758,529 | 64,556 |
| Russia | 88% | 56 | 1:2,575,602 | 15,893 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 55 | 1:130,036 | 9,245 |
| South Korea | - | 53 | 1:104,612 | 5,249 |
| Sweden | 54% | 50 | 1:197,158 | 6,891 |
| Belgium | 100% | 43 | 1:267,210 | 5,706 |
| Qatar | 92% | 43 | 1:55,107 | 6,913 |
| Iran | - | 35 | 1:2,242,768 | 13,060 |
| Spain | 100% | 34 | 1:1,368,528 | 9,899 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 34 | 1:241,573 | 5,210 |
| South Africa | 100% | 25 | 1:2,181,306 | 62,942 |
| Papua New Guinea | 73% | 22 | 1:370,560 | 29,207 |
| Ecuador | - | 20 | 1:886,346 | 7,318 |
| Scotland | 61% | 20 | 1:267,518 | 4,251 |
| Denmark | - | 19 | 1:297,342 | 5,671 |
| Czechia | 61% | 18 | 1:592,009 | 2,683 |
| Mexico | 100% | 17 | 1:7,302,613 | 25,172 |
| Italy | 52% | 15 | 1:4,070,806 | 21,403 |
| Nepal | 100% | 15 | 1:1,899,157 | 30,872 |
| Norway | 100% | 15 | 1:342,155 | 7,099 |
| Ireland | 100% | 12 | 1:386,960 | 5,608 |
| Austria | 100% | 10 | 1:851,420 | 6,482 |
| Liberia | 71% | 10 | 1:441,206 | 12,452 |
| Marshall Islands | 60% | 9 | 1:5,692 | 857 |
| Ukraine | 67% | 8 | 1:5,687,488 | 9,604 |
| Finland | 75% | 7 | 1:783,312 | 7,794 |
| Hungary | 100% | 7 | 1:1,398,824 | 3,444 |
| Greece | 100% | 6 | 1:1,822,425 | 10,706 |
| Syria | - | 6 | 1:3,217,679 | 5,023 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 6 | 1:5,033,649 | 67,876 |
| Wales | 100% | 6 | 1:515,718 | 6,554 |
| Algeria | - | 5 | 1:7,635,344 | 12,071 |
| Bulgaria | 100% | 5 | 1:1,398,078 | 12,856 |
| Ivory Coast | 100% | 5 | 1:4,615,187 | 69,481 |
| Panama | - | 5 | 1:781,311 | 18,191 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 5 | 1:22,316 | 2,594 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | - | 5 | 1:272,284 | 13,349 |
| Tunisia | - | 5 | 1:135,380 | 6,628 |
| Argentina | 100% | 4 | 1:10,693,311 | 19,797 |
| Azerbaijan | 100% | 4 | 1:2,410,736 | 23,569 |
| Belarus | 100% | 4 | 1:2,370,596 | 9,928 |
| Chile | 100% | 4 | 1:4,401,802 | 21,957 |
| Kazakhstan | 100% | 4 | 1:4,436,711 | 24,678 |
| Macau | - | 4 | 1:152,052 | 991 |
| Morocco | - | 4 | 1:8,587,159 | 11,086 |
| Niger | 75% | 4 | 1:4,795,998 | 43,246 |
| Sudan | 100% | 4 | 1:9,451,744 | 6,661 |
| Suriname | - | 4 | 1:138,203 | 2,927 |
| Zambia | - | 4 | 1:3,963,698 | 31,018 |
| Colombia | - | 3 | 1:15,926,309 | 51,235 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 67% | 3 | 1:1,991,092 | 30,660 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 3 | 1:5,141,272 | 76,754 |
| Grenada | 100% | 2 | 1:54,062 | 3,078 |
| Jordan | 93% | 2 | 1:4,413,387 | 8,826 |
| Nigeria | 50% | 2 | 1:88,782,180 | 420,186 |
| Peru | 50% | 2 | 1:15,895,727 | 74,652 |
| Northern Ireland | 100% | 1 | 1:1,843,146 | 3,737 |
| American Samoa | - | 1 | 1:55,845 | 3,376 |
| Angola | - | 1 | 1:26,966,606 | 7,835 |
| Bahamas | - | 1 | 1:399,370 | 4,606 |
| Barbados | - | 1 | 1:289,789 | 3,893 |
| Belize | - | 1 | 1:354,309 | 7,663 |
| Benin | - | 1 | 1:10,575,843 | 90,010 |
| Botswana | - | 1 | 1:2,184,449 | 21,741 |
| Cameroon | - | 1 | 1:21,610,503 | 119,836 |
| Costa Rica | - | 1 | 1:4,767,948 | 27,206 |
| Cyprus | - | 1 | 1:871,076 | 5,368 |
| East Timor | - | 1 | 1:1,218,375 | 811 |
| Estonia | - | 1 | 1:1,315,380 | 8,883 |
| Fiji | - | 1 | 1:892,378 | 3,968 |
| Gibraltar | - | 1 | 1:34,138 | 985 |
| Guyana | - | 1 | 1:763,262 | 24,238 |
| Haiti | - | 1 | 1:10,726,953 | 41,696 |
| Iceland | - | 1 | 1:366,017 | 7,938 |
| Kuwait | - | 1 | 1:3,785,264 | 15,388 |
| Libya | - | 1 | 1:6,221,309 | 3,060 |
| Luxembourg | - | 1 | 1:564,049 | 5,042 |
| Madagascar | - | 1 | 1:23,629,408 | 6,628 |
| Malawi | 100% | 1 | 1:17,112,310 | 24,110 |
| Monaco | - | 1 | 1:38,466 | 2,379 |
| Montenegro | - | 1 | 1:634,576 | 4,914 |
| Myanmar | - | 1 | 1:51,948,273 | 3,226 |
| Oman | - | 1 | 1:4,108,667 | 12,526 |
| Romania | - | 1 | 1:20,051,976 | 55,376 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 1 | 1:177,815 | 8,104 |
| Seychelles | - | 1 | 1:92,670 | 1,891 |
| Slovenia | - | 1 | 1:2,458,758 | 6,723 |
| Solomon Islands | - | 1 | 1:580,957 | 8,641 |
| Uganda | - | 1 | 1:40,956,920 | 131,348 |
| Yemen | - | 1 | 1:26,296,751 | 14,474 |
The alternate forms: Rán (3) are calculated separately.
Ran (1,042,159) may also be a surname.
Ran Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
The diminutive of Randal.
— Name This Child (1959) by Eric Partridge
Ran Forename Popularity
Ran Demographics
Average Male Ran Height
175.53 cm
Average male height (US):
175.3 cm
Sample size: 292 (2014)
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Phonetically Similar Names
Ran Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ran in the Russian language | ||
| Ран | ran | - |
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