Ranganathan Surname

56,914th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,903 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Ranganathan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ranganathan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India4,5651:168,03210,421
United States1,2501:289,96726,916
United Arab Emirates6161:14,8741,821
Sri Lanka5851:35,5704,375
Saudi Arabia3581:86,18912,374
Oman2261:16,3181,678
Singapore2231:24,698975
Kuwait2021:18,8152,493
England1621:343,93925,007
Qatar1501:15,7201,709
Canada1481:248,95723,668
Malaysia1421:207,70612,149
Australia691:391,24231,907
South Africa361:1,504,93677,557
Germany211:3,833,593163,016
Thailand201:3,531,917315,217
New Zealand181:251,57423,165
Sweden151:656,45048,545
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Ecuador71:2,272,26423,377
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
France51:13,284,544357,392
China51:273,464,31313,838
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Northern Ireland31:615,01218,081
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Libya11:6,243,9746,186

Ranganathan (4,503) may also be a first name.

Ranganathan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ranganathan (Hindi: रंगनाथन, Marathi: रंगनाथन) is borne by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Ranganathan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ranganathan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 56,914th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 818,549 people. The last name Ranganathan is mostly found in Asia, where 80 percent of Ranganathan are found; 58 percent are found in South Asia and 58 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Ranganathan is also the 102,571st most prevalent first name at a global level, borne by 4,503 people.

It is most widely held in India, where it is carried by 4,565 people, or 1 in 168,032. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Tamil Nadu, where 52 percent reside, Karnataka, where 13 percent reside and Maharashtra, where 6 percent reside. Barring India this surname exists in 59 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 14 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 7 percent reside.

Ranganathan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ranganathan last name are 10.67% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 63.9% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Ranganathan earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 29.19% less than the national average, earning R 168,276 per year; in United States they earn 24.95% more than the national average, earning $53,916 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.47% more than the national average, earning $51,902 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Ranganathan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ranganathan in the Hindi language
रंगनाथनranganathana82.35
रंगानाथनranganathana11.76
रंगनाथंranganatham5.88
Ranganathan in the Marathi language
रंगनाथनranganathana72.06
रंगानाथनranganathana9.56
रंगनाथानranganathana8.09
रंगनाथंranganatham2.94
रंगनाथranganatha2.94
रंगंथनranganthana1.47
रामनाथनramanathana0.74
रागवणragavana0.74
रंगरनाथनrangaranathana0.74
ऱंगनाथनranganathana0.74

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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
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