Ranachan Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

Ranachan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ranachan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland261:205,91610,908
England121:4,643,172139,951
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ranachan Last Name Facts

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

Ranachan (Bengali: রাঙাচান, Oriya: ରନଚନ) is held by more people in Scotland than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ranachan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ranachan is the 2,979,664th most frequently held surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. The last name Ranachan occurs predominantly in Europe, where 91 percent of Ranachan live; 91 percent live in Northern Europe and 91 percent live in British Isles.

The surname Ranachan is most frequently occurring in Scotland, where it is held by 26 people, or 1 in 205,916. In Scotland Ranachan is most common in: Glasgow City, where 31 percent are found, East Ayrshire, where 23 percent are found and Renfrewshire, where 19 percent are found. Aside from Scotland this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in England, where 28 percent are found and Canada, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Ranachan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ranachan in the Bengali language
রাঙাচানranacana-
Ranachan in the Oriya language
ରନଚନranacana-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Ranachan
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis