Rancans Surname

777,192nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 365 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Rancans Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rancans Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia3361:6,101843
England111:5,065,278148,650
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

The alternate forms: Rancāns (7) are calculated separately.

Rancans Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rancans is found most in Latvia. It can occur as a variant: Rancāns. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rancans? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 777,192nd most prevalent surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 19,965,879 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 97 percent of Rancans reside; 96 percent reside in Northern Europe and 92 percent reside in Baltic Europe.

The last name Rancans is most commonly held in Latvia, where it is held by 336 people, or 1 in 6,101. In Latvia it is most numerous in: Latgale, where 40 percent are found, Riga Planning Region, where 34 percent are found and Semigallia, where 18 percent are found. Aside from Latvia Rancans occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in England, where 3 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.

Rancans Last Name Statistics demography

Rancans earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.33% less than the national average, earning $34,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rancāns957/
Ranjans861/
Ranzans861/
Rankans860/
Rantsans8038/
Ransanz71267/
Ransons7132/
Ranzanz711/
Ramzans711/
Ronshans672/
Ramsons576/
Ramzanx571/
Ramzanz571/

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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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  • 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 Rancans
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