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) is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can be found as: Rañala. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ranala? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 408,463rd most prevalent family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 8,513,488 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Ranala reside; 97 percent reside in Southern Africa and 94 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Ranala is also the 1,116,575th most commonly used given name on earth It is held by 75 people.

It is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 808 people, or 1 in 67,052. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Limpopo, where 59 percent reside, Gauteng, where 21 percent reside and Mpumalanga, where 15 percent reside. Aside from South Africa this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Madagascar, where 3 percent reside and India, where 3 percent reside.

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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