Ranguna Surname

1,459,453rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 146 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Ranguna Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ranguna Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1321:116,95615,881
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Ranguna (69) may also be a first name.

Ranguna Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ranguna (Bengali: রাংগুনা, Hindi: रंगूना, Marathi: रंगुना, Oriya: ରାୁନା) is borne by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Ranguna click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ranguna? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,459,453rd most frequently used last name in the world, held by around 1 in 49,914,698 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 90 percent of Ranguna reside; 90 percent reside in Southern Africa and 90 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,171,416th most commonly held first name internationally, held by 69 people.

The surname Ranguna is most commonly used in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 132 people, or 1 in 116,956. In Zimbabwe it is most frequent in: Manicaland Province, where 78 percent live, Harare Province, where 16 percent live and Masvingo Province, where 5 percent live. Outside of Zimbabwe this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 6 percent live and India, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Ranguna Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ranguna in the Bengali language
রাংগুনাranguna-
Ranguna in the Oriya language
ରାୁନାrauna-
Ranguna in the Marathi language
रंगुनाranguna-
Ranguna in the Hindi language
रंगूनाranguna80
रंगुनाranguna20

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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
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  • 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 Ranguna
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