Ran Surname
Approximately 1,042,159 people bear this surname
Ran Surname Definition:
(Saxon.) Pure, clear.
Ran Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| China | 1,011,416 | 1:1,352 | 138 |
| India | 9,123 | 1:84,080 | 5,642 |
| Cambodia | 7,835 | 1:1,977 | 427 |
| Vietnam | 2,020 | 1:45,864 | 534 |
| Thailand | 1,466 | 1:48,184 | 5,598 |
| Taiwan | 1,101 | 1:21,294 | 300 |
| Japan | 1,088 | 1:117,504 | 6,637 |
| Pakistan | 1,049 | 1:170,299 | 4,403 |
| United States | 925 | 1:391,847 | 34,400 |
| Sri Lanka | 804 | 1:25,881 | 3,346 |
| Israel | 700 | 1:12,225 | 1,874 |
| Bangladesh | 541 | 1:294,560 | 8,696 |
| Iran | 541 | 1:141,927 | 12,697 |
| Egypt | 488 | 1:188,393 | 13,801 |
| Singapore | 402 | 1:13,701 | 623 |
| Malaysia | 399 | 1:73,920 | 5,319 |
| Indonesia | 357 | 1:370,446 | 31,765 |
| Netherlands | 301 | 1:56,104 | 9,628 |
| Saudi Arabia | 239 | 1:129,104 | 17,726 |
| Hong Kong | 211 | 1:34,765 | 608 |
| United Arab Emirates | 194 | 1:47,228 | 4,774 |
| Iraq | 157 | 1:223,068 | 4,985 |
| Canada | 120 | 1:307,047 | 28,331 |
| Spain | 90 | 1:519,467 | 25,773 |
| Australia | 63 | 1:428,503 | 33,982 |
| England | 63 | 1:884,414 | 45,970 |
| France | 38 | 1:1,747,966 | 156,445 |
| Sweden | 36 | 1:273,521 | 18,976 |
| Papua New Guinea | 34 | 1:239,815 | 32,925 |
| Poland | 29 | 1:1,310,647 | 81,985 |
| Germany | 28 | 1:2,875,195 | 137,699 |
| Venezuela | 27 | 1:1,118,670 | 16,331 |
| Afghanistan | 26 | 1:1,236,661 | 10,825 |
| Ukraine | 21 | 1:2,167,747 | 147,417 |
| Madagascar | 16 | 1:1,478,115 | 2,908 |
| South Sudan | 16 | 1:713,442 | 947 |
| Brazil | 13 | 1:16,467,256 | 295,032 |
| Paraguay | 13 | 1:556,673 | 7,036 |
| Denmark | 12 | 1:470,393 | 30,183 |
| Hungary | 12 | 1:818,023 | 42,199 |
| South Korea | 10 | 1:5,124,026 | 903 |
| Ecuador | 9 | 1:1,767,316 | 20,027 |
| Philippines | 9 | 1:11,248,691 | 221,039 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Russia | 7 | 1:20,589,008 | 462,339 |
| Italy | 6 | 1:10,192,781 | 121,657 |
| Croatia | 5 | 1:845,721 | 48,179 |
| Greece | 5 | 1:2,215,958 | 91,893 |
| Mexico | 5 | 1:24,825,241 | 58,251 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Guyana | 4 | 1:190,555 | 9,777 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1:14,247,805 | 235,975 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Syria | 2 | 1:9,650,511 | 17,817 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 1 | 1:1,728,021 | 323 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Marshall Islands | 1 | 1:51,821 | 2,326 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 22 | 1:1,107,971 | 42,566 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 350 | 1:143,482 | 13,461 |
The alternate forms: Rán (1) are calculated separately.
Ran (1,083,203) may also be a first name.
Ran Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Saxon.) Pure, clear.
Ran Demographics
Average Ran Salary in
United States
$42,265 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Ran Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ran Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ran (Arabic: رين, Bengali: রন, Hindi: रण, Marathi: रण, Oriya: ରାନ, Tibetan: རན་) occurs in China more than any other country/territory. It may occur as: Rán. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ran? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 517th most frequent last name in the world, held by around 1 in 6,993 people. The surname Ran is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Ran reside; 97 percent reside in East Asia and 97 percent reside in Sino-East Asia. Ran is also the 797th most commonly held first name throughout the world, held by 1,083,203 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in China, where it is carried by 1,011,416 people, or 1 in 1,352. Other than China this last name is found in 97 countries. It is also common in India, where 1 percent live and Cambodia, where 1 percent live.
Ran Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Ran has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ran last name expanded 264 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 286 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Ran Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Orthodox (85%) in Russia.
In The United States those holding the Ran last name are 0.36000000000001% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 53.59% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Ran earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 2.05% less than the national average, earning $42,265 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.42% less than the national average, earning $45,001 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ran Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ran in the Marathi language | ||
| रण | rana | 83.26 |
| रन | rana | 9.75 |
| रान | rana | 3.8 |
| राण | rana | 2.26 |
| Ran in the Bengali language | ||
| রন | rana | 74.78 |
| রানী | rani | 6.96 |
| রান | rana | 6.96 |
| রণ | rana | 6.09 |
| রন্ | ran | 0.87 |
| Ran in the Oriya language | ||
| ରାନ | rana | 59.64 |
| ରନ | rana | 14.94 |
| ରଣା | rana | 11.48 |
| ରଣ | rana | 8.03 |
| ରଂ | ram | 3.34 |
| ରାନ୍ | ran | 0.45 |
| ରନ୍ | ran | 0.33 |
| ରଣ୍ | ran | 0.22 |
| ଆନ | ana | 0.11 |
| Ran in the Hindi language | ||
| रण | rana | 57.68 |
| रन | rana | 29.08 |
| राण | rana | 8.82 |
| रान | rana | 2.57 |
| रन् | ran | 0.04 |
| रण् | ran | 0.04 |
| राण् | ran | 0.01 |
| रान् | ran | 0.01 |
| Ran in the Tibetan language | ||
| རན་ | ren | 56.48 |
| རཱན་ | ren | 40.83 |
| རམ་ | ram | 0.98 |
| ནར་ | nar | 0.86 |
| རཱན | ren | 0.24 |
| རད་ | ré | 0.12 |
| རན་ཛ | rendza | 0.12 |
| དན་ | den | 0.12 |
| རུན་ | rün | 0.12 |
| རན་་ | ren | 0.12 |
| Ran in the Arabic language | ||
| رين | ryn | - |
| ران | ran | - |
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