Ranaka Surname

1,185,157th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 200 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Ranaka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ranaka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1331:407,35135,714
India411:18,708,912282,725
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Ranaka (164) may also be a first name.

Ranaka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ranaka (Bengali: রনকা, Hindi: रणका, Marathi: रणका, Oriya: ରନକ) occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ranaka? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ranaka is the 1,185,157th most widely held surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 36,437,730 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 76 percent of Ranaka live; 75 percent live in Southern Africa and 75 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Ranaka is also the 715,247th most commonly used first name internationally. It is borne by 164 people.

The surname Ranaka is most common in South Africa, where it is borne by 133 people, or 1 in 407,351. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Gauteng, where 87 percent reside, Western Cape, where 4 percent reside and Limpopo, where 3 percent reside. Barring South Africa Ranaka is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in India, where 21 percent reside and Botswana, where 9 percent reside.

Ranaka Last Name Statistics demography

Ranaka earn notably more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 15.87% more than the national average, earning R 275,352 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Ranaka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ranaka in the Bengali language
রনকাranaka75
রাঙকাranaka25
Ranaka in the Marathi language
रणकाranaka66.67
राणकाranaka33.33
Ranaka in the Hindi language
रणकाranaka60
रनकाranaka33.33
राकाraka6.67
Ranaka in the Oriya language
ରନକranaka33.33
ରଣକାranaka33.33
ରନକାranaka33.33

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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
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  • 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 Ranaka
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