Ranfft Surname

2,255,512th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 71 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Ranfft Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ranfft Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany611:1,319,76283,187
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Ranfft Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ranfft is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Ranfft.

How Common Is The Last Name Ranfft? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ranfft is the 2,255,512th most commonly occurring surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 102,641,492 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 87 percent of Ranfft are found; 87 percent are found in Western Europe and 87 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most common in Germany, where it is borne by 61 people, or 1 in 1,319,762. In Germany Ranfft is primarily found in: Bavaria, where 21 percent reside, Schleswig-Holstein, where 18 percent reside and Hesse, where 16 percent reside. Besides Germany this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 11 percent reside and New Zealand, where 1 percent reside.

Ranfft Last Name Statistics demography

Ranfft earn significantly more than the average income. In Canada they earn 26.42% more than the national average, earning $62,811 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ranft914,673/
Ranff9125/
Raunft8350/
Ranf80347/
Ronft737/
Ramft732/
Ranfe731/
Ranftová713/
Raineffe711/
Rampft6711/
Rainef671/
Ranvte671/
Raynef671/

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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 Ranfft
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