Rancu Surname
Approximately 243 people bear this surname
Rancu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 199 | 1:100,894 | 11,463 |
| Indonesia | 22 | 1:6,011,327 | 267,290 |
| Canada | 8 | 1:4,605,699 | 220,704 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
The alternate forms: Râncu (64) are calculated separately.
Rancu (273) may also be a first name.
Rancu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rancu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Rancu (Hindi: रन्चु) has its highest incidence in Romania. It may appear as: Râncu. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rancu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,035,555th most frequently held surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 29,989,901 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 83 percent of Rancu are found; 82 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 82 percent are found in Romanian Europe. Rancu is also the 537,992nd most numerous given name internationally, held by 273 people.
The surname is most frequent in Romania, where it is held by 199 people, or 1 in 100,894. In Romania it is most prevalent in: Arad County, where 52 percent are found, Bacău County, where 32 percent are found and Bucharest Municipality, where 10 percent are found. Aside from Romania this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 9 percent are found and Canada, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Rancu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rancu in the Hindi language | ||
| रन्चु | rancu | 50 |
| रंचु | rancu | 50 |
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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 Rancu
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