Ranja Surname
Approximately 5,291 people bear this surname
Ranja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madagascar | 3,492 | 1:6,773 | 1,367 |
| India | 1,010 | 1:759,471 | 34,530 |
| Indonesia | 367 | 1:360,352 | 31,069 |
| Pakistan | 194 | 1:920,845 | 12,416 |
| Zimbabwe | 90 | 1:171,536 | 20,949 |
| Nigeria | 43 | 1:4,119,599 | 115,187 |
| Botswana | 22 | 1:99,406 | 15,343 |
| Romania | 12 | 1:1,673,156 | 53,791 |
| Kenya | 11 | 1:4,198,173 | 41,178 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Spain | 7 | 1:6,678,862 | 92,666 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Afghanistan | 4 | 1:8,038,296 | 30,874 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
The alternate forms: Rânja (43) are calculated separately.
Ranja (13,261) may also be a first name.
Ranja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ranja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ranja (Bengali: রঞ্জা, Hindi: रंजा, Marathi: रंजा, Oriya: ର, Tibetan: རཱན་ཇ་) is found in Madagascar more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant: Rânja. Click here to see other potential spellings of Ranja.
How Common Is The Last Name Ranja? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ranja is the 90,573rd most prevalent surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,377,348 people. Ranja is predominantly found in Africa, where 69 percent of Ranja live; 68 percent live in Southern Africa and 66 percent live in Barito Africa. It is also the 50,590th most commonly held forename throughout the world, held by 13,261 people.
The last name Ranja is most commonly used in Madagascar, where it is carried by 3,492 people, or 1 in 6,773. Besides Madagascar it occurs in 30 countries. It also occurs in India, where 19 percent are found and Indonesia, where 7 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ranja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ranja in the Tibetan language | ||
| རཱན་ཇ་ | renja | - |
| Ranja in the Marathi language | ||
| रंजा | ranja | 71.43 |
| रंजना | ranjana | 15.48 |
| रांजा | ranja | 2.38 |
| रजा | raja | 1.19 |
| रंगा | ranga | 1.19 |
| राज | raja | 1.19 |
| रंजाा | ranjaa | 1.19 |
| रानजा | ranaja | 1.19 |
| रांज | ranja | 1.19 |
| राणुजी | ranuji | 1.19 |
| Ranja in the Hindi language | ||
| रंजा | ranja | 63.19 |
| रन्जा | ranja | 28.7 |
| राजा | raja | 3.01 |
| रांजा | ranja | 1.85 |
| रान्जा | ranja | 0.46 |
| रानजा | ranaja | 0.46 |
| रन्ज | ranja | 0.23 |
| रनजा | ranaja | 0.23 |
| राँजा | ramja | 0.23 |
| Ranja in the Oriya language | ||
| ର | ra | 36.36 |
| ରା | ra | 23.48 |
| ପଧାନ | padhana | 9.85 |
| ରାା | raa | 6.82 |
| ରଂଜ | ranja | 6.06 |
| ମହାରଣା | maharana | 2.27 |
| େଯନା | eyana | 1.52 |
| ରଣା | rana | 1.52 |
| ମାଣିକ | manika | 0.76 |
| ହଂସ | hansa | 0.76 |
| ରଅ | ra'a | 0.76 |
| ଯାନି | yani | 0.76 |
| ବାନାରା | banara | 0.76 |
| ରଂଜା | ranja | 0.76 |
| Ranja in the Bengali language | ||
| রঞ্জা | ranja | 28.57 |
| রঞ্জ | ranja | 28.57 |
| রঞ্জলক্ষী | ranjalaksi | 14.29 |
| রঞ্জরানী | ranjarani | 14.29 |
| রঞ্জন | ranjana | 14.29 |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ranja
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