Ranaganathan Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Singapore

Ranaganathan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ranaganathan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India141:54,790,384527,769
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ranaganathan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ranaganathan (Marathi: रनगनाथान) is most common in India. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Ranaganathan.

How Common Is The Last Name Ranaganathan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,908,606th most commonly occurring family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 94 percent of Ranaganathan reside; 88 percent reside in South Asia and 88 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.

Ranaganathan is most frequent in India, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 54,790,384. In India Ranaganathan is most frequent in: Karnataka, where 29 percent live, Maharashtra, where 29 percent live and Tamil Nadu, where 29 percent live. Outside of India it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Singapore, where 6 percent live and The United States, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Ranaganathan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ranaganathan in the Marathi language
रनगनाथानranaganathana75
रनगानथानranaganathana25

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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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