Ranaga Surname

1,227,038th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 190 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Ranaga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ranaga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1371:395,45835,012
Botswana391:56,07510,323
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
England11:55,718,059489,080
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Rañaga (68) are calculated separately.

Ranaga (73) may also be a first name.

Ranaga Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ranaga (Hindi: रनगा, Marathi: रानगा) occurs most in South Africa. It may appear as a variant: Rañaga. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ranaga? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ranaga is the 1,227,038th most frequently used last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 38,355,505 people. The surname Ranaga occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Ranaga reside; 93 percent reside in Southern Africa and 93 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Ranaga is also the 1,134,117th most frequently used forename world-wide, borne by 73 people.

The surname is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is carried by 137 people, or 1 in 395,458. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Limpopo, where 59 percent reside, Gauteng, where 39 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 1 percent reside. Other than South Africa this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Botswana, where 21 percent reside and Sri Lanka, where 2 percent reside.

Ranaga Last Name Statistics demography

Ranaga earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 59.88% less than the national average, earning R 95,340 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Ranaga Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ranaga in the Hindi language
रनगाranaga50
रणगाranaga50
Ranaga in the Marathi language
रानगाranaga50
राणगाranaga50

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ranaga
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