Rancz Surname

702,422nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 419 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Rancz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rancz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania3571:56,2416,895
Hungary541:181,78315,754
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

The alternate forms: Ráncz (1) are calculated separately.

Rancz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rancz occurs in Romania more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant: Ráncz. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rancz? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 702,422nd most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 17,392,711 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Rancz are found; 98 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 85 percent are found in Romanian Europe.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Romania, where it is borne by 357 people, or 1 in 56,241. In Romania it is mostly concentrated in: Covasna County, where 54 percent reside, Harghita County, where 35 percent reside and Mureș County, where 9 percent reside. Barring Romania this last name is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Hungary, where 13 percent reside and Sweden, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ráncz931/
Rajncz9123/
Racz897,068/
Ranc893,330/
Ranz893,279/
Ranch801,422/
Rantz801,228/
Ranci80520/
Roncz80114/
Rainz80112/
Raynz807/
Rancs804/
Randz803/
Reanz803/
Rajnc801/
Rhanc801/
Hranc801/
Hranz801/
Rancė801/
Rannz801/
Rëanz801/
Ranche73514/
Rranci7345/
Rantze7334/
Hroncz7314/
Raunch734/
Reincz734/
Rzoncz731/
Ranchh731/
Rantzs731/
Ranchs730/
Ronc67431/
Ronz6779/
Rancova6742/
Rancová6737/
Recz6728/
Rainche6715/
Rantsch676/
Ranţ674/
Rhanche671/
Ranč671/
Rzac671/
Rannche670/

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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 Rancz
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