Ranao Surname

251,505th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,575 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Ranao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ranao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger1,2661:15,1601,016
Philippines2821:359,00147,893
Botswana221:99,40615,343
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Ranao (294) may also be a first name.

Ranao Last Name Facts

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

Ranao (Russian: Ранао) is found in Niger more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ranao? popularity and diffusion

It is the 251,505th most frequent last name in the world, held by around 1 in 4,627,013 people. The surname Ranao occurs predominantly in Africa, where 82 percent of Ranao reside; 80 percent reside in West Africa and 80 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 514,566th most commonly held first name internationally, borne by 294 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Niger, where it is borne by 1,266 people, or 1 in 15,160. In Niger Ranao is primarily found in: Maradi Region, where 81 percent are found, Zinder Region, where 11 percent are found and Tahoua Region, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account Niger it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 18 percent are found and Botswana, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ranaou914,180/
Rainao91275/
Raynao9118/
Rangao919/
Rasnao913/
Ranaoy911/
Ranaoi911/
Ranaod911/
Rainaho838/
Ranahod834/
Rannaou832/
Ranaout832/
Ranahou831/
Ranaaou831/
Raanaou831/
Rangaao831/
Rhangao831/
Rainnao831/
Ranoa80247/
Ronao80188/
Renao8013/
Rahanaou771/
Rangaijo771/
Reinao73457/
Ranoha73297/
Ranuio7398/
Ranooa7358/
Rognao7355/
Rongao7349/
Reynao7314/
Ranoua736/
Reaneo736/
Rainoa734/
Rangoa734/
Renaeo733/
Renhao733/
Rannoa732/
Ranoah732/
Renaou731/
Rahnoo731/
Ronaod731/
Ronaos731/
Rojnao731/
Ranooo731/
Roynao731/
Renauo731/
Ronaao731/
Roinao731/
Rajnoha67779/
Raynoha6791/
Rangoua6712/
Rainoha6712/
Rainoho679/
Raineua672/
Ranohou671/
Raynaea671/
Ranojia671/
Ranoiya671/
Ranoazz671/
Ranayya671/
Ranayia671/

Ranao Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ranao in the Russian language
Ранаоranao-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Ranao
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