Ranfer Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sri Lanka
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

Ranfer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ranfer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
France11:66,422,722504,397
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Ranfer (45) may also be a first name.

Ranfer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ranfer is carried by more people in Sri Lanka than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ranfer? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,360,413th most frequent surname in the world, held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname Ranfer is primarily found in Asia, where 44 percent of Ranfer are found; 44 percent are found in South Asia and 44 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,504,468th most frequently occurring first name world-wide, held by 45 people.

The last name is most widely held in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 5,202,140. Aside from Sri Lanka this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 22 percent live and Brazil, where 11 percent live.

Ranfer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ranfer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Ranfer last name fell 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ranffer921/
Rainfer920/
Ranpfer920/
Ranfe911/
Rainferd866/
Rainefer861/
Ramfer8321/
Ranfeu832/
Ronfer832/
Ranfei832/
Ranfey831/
Rainferth800/
Ramfert7711/
Ramferz771/
Ranffet771/
Ramfier771/
Ramfeur771/
Ranfi73141/
Ronfe7328/
Ranfa737/
Ramfe731/
Reinfert713/
Raineffe711/
Ronnferr710/
Ronfet6728/
Ranfis6723/
Ranfiy674/
Ramfir674/
Ranfai671/
Ranfaa671/
Ramfey671/
Raunfa671/
Ranfys671/
Ramfie670/
Raumfe670/

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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 Ranfer
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