Ranala Surname

408,463rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 856 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Ranala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ranala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa8081:67,0528,403
Madagascar251:945,9932,355
India221:34,866,608408,224
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010

The alternate forms: Rañala (5) are calculated separately.

Ranala (75) may also be a first name.

Ranala Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ranala (Oriya: ରାଣଲା) occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Rañala. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ranala? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ranala is the 408,463rd most frequently used surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 8,513,488 people. The last name Ranala occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Ranala live; 97 percent live in Southern Africa and 94 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Ranala is also the 1,116,575th most frequently occurring first name worldwide, borne by 75 people.

The last name Ranala is most common in South Africa, where it is held by 808 people, or 1 in 67,052. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Limpopo, where 59 percent live, Gauteng, where 21 percent live and Mpumalanga, where 15 percent live. Beside South Africa this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Madagascar, where 3 percent live and India, where 3 percent live.

Ranala Last Name Statistics demography

Ranala earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 42.48% less than the national average, earning R 136,692 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rañala945/
Ratnala922,198/
Rangala922,198/
Rannala92218/
Ranalla9273/
Ramnala9269/
Rajnala9219/
Raunala928/
Ranalay927/
Rainala926/
Ranaula923/
Ranayla922/
Ranaala921/
Ranaela921/
Ranalas921/
Ratnalai86291/
Rangalla86204/
Rathnala86162/
Ranaglia86156/
Rangaala8663/
Raatnala8623/
Ranailay8620/
Ranaulad8617/
Ratnnala8611/
Ratnalla869/
Ratnaala868/
Ratnalia864/
Ramnalla864/
Rangalay864/
Rangalai862/
Rangaula862/
Rahanala861/
Ranalaya861/
Rangalaj861/
Rangalya861/
Rasnaala861/
Ramnatla861/
Ranalaja861/
Raunaala861/
Raunalla861/
Rhangala861/
Ranola83586/
Ranale83110/
Ranali8351/
Ranela8350/
Renala8327/
Ranalo834/
Ronala831/
Rangailay8070/
Rauna'ala8011/
Ranaullah803/
Raatnaala801/
Ranhallah801/
Ranahalay801/
Ranaalyas801/
Rongala777,093/
Ranalli776,025/
Ranallo772,334/
Rangale771,666/
Ruonala77400/
Rajnale77251/
Ranolat77243/
Rangali77237/
Reunala77111/
Ramnali7799/
Ranaliy7788/
Rangola7785/
Ranolay7759/
Ranalle7752/
Renalia7750/
Raunela7749/
Ranaulo7748/
Ratnale7744/
Ranhola7743/
Rangaly7736/
Ronalia7735/
Rainola7733/
Ranalet7718/
Raunola7713/
Raneela7712/
Ranally7712/
Ratnali7711/
Ranalho779/
Ranaloo778/
Ranales777/
Rannela777/
Ronalad776/
Rounala775/
Ranaale775/
Rannali775/
Ramnola774/
Ranalgi774/
Ranalis774/
Rangalo773/
Renalla773/
Rasnali773/
Ranhale772/
Rainale772/
Ranolas772/
Rainela772/
Ranaali771/
Rajnali771/
Rainalo771/
Rotnala771/
Ranauli771/
Rannale771/
Raynola771/
Roonala771/
Rojnala771/
Ranalie771/
Ranalou771/
Ranolla771/
Reneala771/
Ronalla771/
Ramhala771/
Renalah771/
Reinala771/
Rannaly771/
Rainali771/
Ranaley770/
Ragnatella754/
Ranaailaya751/
Ranahallah751/
Rangolla71212/
Rainauli71120/
Rangaliy71110/
Ramnolla7197/
Ranoilay7187/
Ramnalis7182/
Rannalli7148/
Rosnalia7135/
Rangolay7123/
Rangaali7115/
Roungala7112/
Routnala7112/
Raynauli7111/
Rangoola7111/
Ranahale718/
Ragnolla717/
Rongalla717/
Raynalli716/
Ratnalli714/
Rangalle713/
Ranollas713/
Ramnalli712/
Ragnalli712/
Rajhnale711/
Rajnalli711/
Rajnolla711/
Raingale711/
Rhongala711/
Ranalett711/
Ranalhli711/
Rangalhe711/
Rasnolla711/
Ratnaili711/
Ratnaloo711/
Ratnalui711/
Rannallo711/
Raynalle711/
Raynotla711/
Rongalai711/
Rouneala711/
Ranallie711/
Ranholas711/
Ranal'lo711/
Reinalla710/
Reynalas710/
Ranaille710/
Rañola675,033/
Ranolo67388/
Ranelo67192/
Rongalaha67149/
Ranole67126/
Renola6767/
Rangoilay6753/
Ronali6727/
Ranahalle6716/
Ronela6716/
Renalo6712/
Ranoli6711/
Ronalo676/
Rannaleet676/
Raunhales673/
Ronale672/
Renela672/
Ranoly672/
Renaullah671/
Renaullha671/
Rangolaya671/
Renała671/

Ranala Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ranala in the Oriya language
ରାଣଲାranala50
ରଞଳାranala50

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Footnotes

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