Ala-Rantala Surname

3,055,934th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Ala-Rantala Surname

For the meaning of this name, see: Ala & Rantala.

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Ala-Rantala Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland381:144,65013,416
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Ala-Rantala Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ala-Rantala Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Ala-Rantala occurs more in Finland more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ala-Rantala? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ala-Rantala is the 3,055,934th most widespread surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 177,745,022 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 95 percent of Ala-Rantala live; 95 percent live in Northern Europe and 95 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname is most widespread in Finland, where it is carried by 38 people, or 1 in 144,650. In Finland it is primarily found in: Southern Ostrobothnia, where 66 percent are found, Pirkanmaa, where 32 percent are found and Ostrobothnia, where 3 percent are found. Apart from Finland this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in China, where 2 percent are found and Sweden, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alarantala951/
Ali-Rantala9134/
Yli-Rantala8297/
Ylirantala762/
Yli-Rintala7311/
Ylirintala6711/
Olaruntola675/
Alirendla604/
Olaruntele571/
Oloruntale571/
Olruntele502/
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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 Ala-Rantala
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