Range Surname
Approximately 13,071 people bear this surname
Range Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the ranger,' a forester. Lower quotes Nelson's Laws of Game, where the ranger's specific duties are described.
1615. Adam Ranger, Wiltshire: Register of the University of Oxford.
1801.
Read More About This SurnameRange Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,930 | 1:92,229 | 10,362 |
| Tanzania | 3,887 | 1:13,620 | 1,762 |
| Germany | 1,586 | 1:50,760 | 6,626 |
| India | 923 | 1:831,057 | 36,905 |
| Kenya | 907 | 1:50,915 | 5,174 |
| England | 398 | 1:139,995 | 13,620 |
| Sri Lanka | 365 | 1:57,010 | 6,293 |
| Canada | 146 | 1:252,367 | 23,920 |
| South Africa | 146 | 1:371,080 | 33,514 |
| Indonesia | 107 | 1:1,235,974 | 86,893 |
| France | 94 | 1:706,625 | 89,060 |
| Australia | 81 | 1:333,280 | 28,364 |
| Portugal | 66 | 1:157,852 | 6,835 |
| Papua New Guinea | 64 | 1:127,402 | 17,396 |
| Thailand | 55 | 1:1,284,334 | 183,539 |
| Netherlands | 37 | 1:456,410 | 45,371 |
| Nigeria | 35 | 1:5,061,222 | 131,727 |
| Brazil | 31 | 1:6,905,624 | 162,221 |
| Cayman Islands | 24 | 1:2,662 | 342 |
| Russia | 16 | 1:9,007,691 | 311,782 |
| Venezuela | 15 | 1:2,013,605 | 24,362 |
| Norway | 14 | 1:367,306 | 34,015 |
| Denmark | 13 | 1:434,209 | 28,556 |
| Zimbabwe | 12 | 1:1,286,520 | 73,455 |
| Honduras | 11 | 1:801,495 | 4,197 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Italy | 6 | 1:10,192,781 | 121,657 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| Pakistan | 5 | 1:35,728,777 | 102,388 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Jamaica | 3 | 1:956,649 | 10,513 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 171 | 1:142,546 | 12,796 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 591 | 1:84,972 | 8,854 |
The alternate forms: Rangé (22) are calculated separately.
Range (2,484) may also be a first name.
Range Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the ranger,' a forester. Lower quotes Nelson's Laws of Game, where the ranger's specific duties are described.
1615. Adam Ranger, Wiltshire: Register of the University of Oxford.
1801. Married — William Rainger and Esther Hardy: St. George, Hanover Square.
A sworn officer, whose business it was, under the old forest laws, to perform the duties mentioned in the following oath: —
Range Demographics
Range Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Range Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Range Come From? nationality or country of origin
Range (Arabic: رنج, Hindi: रंगे, Marathi: रंगे, Oriya: ରେ, Russian: Ранге) is found most in The United States. It can also occur in the variant forms: Rangé. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Range? popularity and diffusion
The surname Range is the 40,138th most commonly occurring surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 557,535 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 38 percent of Range live; 37 percent live in East Africa and 31 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 148,161st most commonly held first name world-wide, held by 2,484 people.
This last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 3,930 people, or 1 in 92,229. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 11 percent live, Illinois, where 11 percent live and California, where 9 percent live. Excluding The United States this surname occurs in 68 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 30 percent live and Germany, where 12 percent live.
Range Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Range has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Range surname expanded 665 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 233 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Range Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States Range are 5.46% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 52.23% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Range earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 32.83% more than the national average, earning 459,686 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 23.77% more than the national average, earning R 294,120 per year; in Colombia they earn 6.26% less than the national average, earning $21,281,300 COP per year; in United States they earn 1.99% less than the national average, earning $42,291 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.26% less than the national average, earning $47,565 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Range Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Range in the Hindi language | ||
| रंगे | range | 98.82 |
| रांगे | range | 0.59 |
| रंग्गे | rangge | 0.59 |
| Range in the Marathi language | ||
| रंगे | range | 94.27 |
| रानगे | ranage | 2.14 |
| रांगे | range | 1.53 |
| रगे | rage | 0.61 |
| माने | mane | 0.23 |
| राणगे | ranage | 0.15 |
| रोगे | roge | 0.15 |
| मरगे | marage | 0.08 |
| रेांगे | reange | 0.08 |
| Range in the Oriya language | ||
| ରେ | re | 63.64 |
| ରାେ | rae | 36.36 |
| Range in the Russian language | ||
| Ранге | range | - |
| Range in the Arabic language | ||
| رنج | rnj | - |
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