Ranitz Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Ranitz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ranitz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Ranitz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ranitz is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ranitz? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 7,593,402nd most frequently occurring last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname Ranitz occurs mostly in Europe, where 83 percent of Ranitz live; 50 percent live in Western Europe and 50 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Ranitz is most common in Germany, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 40,252,730. In Germany Ranitz is most numerous in: Lower Saxony, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Germany it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 17 percent are found and Poland, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ragnitz9270/
Hranitz9219/
Rainitz925/
Raynitz921/
Raniz9130/
Rausnitz8673/
Rönitz83106/
Ranits8367/
Ronitz8341/
Rainiz839/
Renitz839/
Raniez834/
Raneiz831/
Ranicz831/
Ranitzsch8022/
Reinitz771,150/
Roenitz7775/
Ramnytz7747/
Reunitz7738/
Rangits7732/
Raniets7730/
Rehnitz7723/
Rohnitz7713/
Hranetz778/
Raynits772/
Rögnitz772/
Rosnitz771/
Ramnetz771/
Ranić73628/
Ranez73283/
Ranic73121/
Reniz7345/
Ranič7326/
Raniç731/
Roniz731/
Reimnitz71379/
Ranitsch7151/
Reinhitz7110/
Ronheitz710/
Ranđić67558/
Hranić67431/
Rangitsch67214/
Ranich67179/
Rajnic67167/
Rajnić6776/
Rajnič6756/
Reimneitz6748/
Rainez6739/
Raunić6728/
Reniez6727/
Ranets6716/
Renicz6716/
Hranic6714/
Raunic6712/
Ronetz6711/
Ranics6710/
Rönitzsch679/
Reanez677/
Reiniz675/
Raneez675/
Raynic675/
Ranici673/
Ranaic673/
Raynez672/
Ratnić672/
Raniec672/
Ránits671/
Raneci671/
Reañiz671/
Rehniz671/
Rannić671/
Ranhez671/
Renitzsch671/
Rainyz671/
Ronits671/
Renits670/
Reanic670/
Rannez670/

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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 Ranitz
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