Ranjaya Surname

1,918,812th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 94 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritius
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Ranjaya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ranjaya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritius441:29,3965,731
Indonesia291:4,560,317223,141
Pakistan91:19,849,32172,658
India61:127,844,230863,365
England51:11,143,612252,590
France11:66,422,722504,397

Ranjaya (1,561) may also be a first name.

Ranjaya Last Name Facts

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

Ranjaya (Hindi: रंजय, Marathi: रंजया, Oriya: ପଧାନ, Tibetan: རན་ཇ་ཡ་) occurs in Mauritius more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ranjaya? popularity and diffusion

Ranjaya is the 1,918,812th most frequently used surname internationally, held by around 1 in 77,527,084 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 47 percent of Ranjaya reside; 47 percent reside in Southern Africa and 47 percent reside in Southern African Indian Ocean. It is also the 196,069th most common given name globally, held by 1,561 people.

It is most commonly used in Mauritius, where it is held by 44 people, or 1 in 29,396. In Mauritius it is primarily found in: Rivière du Rempart District, where 100 percent live. Other than Mauritius this last name is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 31 percent live and Pakistan, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ranjayas933/
Ranjay92546/
Rhandjaya8864/
Ranjaye868/
Ranjhay862/
Renjaya861/
Ramjaya861/
Ranjiya861/
Ranja835,291/
Ranjy8343/
Rannyaya8050/
Ronijaya8026/
Ranjaiah804/
Ranitaya801/
Ranjha7721,242/
Ransay77289/
Rhanja77275/
Ranjiy77102/
Rranja7751/
Ranjoy7741/
Ranija7726/
Ranjau7715/
Ranjaj777/
Raniay775/
Hranja774/
Renjay773/
Ranjai772/
Ronjay772/
Rainja771/
Ramjay771/
Rannjy771/
Ranhja771/
Ranzay771/
Raunsay7145/
Ranjhai7139/
Rangiya7121/
Rangeya7120/
Raniyya7113/
Raanjha7112/
Ranjoyo717/
Ranjawe716/
Ranyaha715/
Ranjahu715/
Roncaya715/
Ramjiya715/
Ranjouy713/
Ranyayi712/
Ranhjha712/
Ramsaya712/
Ranssay711/
Rhanjha711/
Rahnhja711/
Ranchay711/
Raunjai711/
Rangija711/
Ranhajy711/
Ransaiy711/
Ranaaie711/
Ranjaju711/
Ranjhha711/
Ranyaye711/
Ranziya711/
Ranciya711/
Ranshay710/
Rainsay710/
Ranji675,264/
Ranje67321/
Ronja67280/
Ranye6771/
Rânja6743/
Rainhajy674/
Ransahai672/
Ramshaya672/
Ranschay671/
Ranchiya671/
Rohniaya671/

Ranjaya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ranjaya in the Tibetan language
རན་ཇ་ཡ་renjaya-
Ranjaya in the Hindi language
रंजयranjaya93.13
रन्जयranjaya6.17
रंजयाranjaya0.42
रणन्जयrananjaya0.14
रन्जयाranjaya0.14
Ranjaya in the Marathi language
रंजयाranjaya40
रंज्याranjya20
रंजनाranjana20
संजयsanjaya20
Ranjaya in the Oriya language
ପଧାନpadhana23.81
ରଂଜୟranjaya19.05
େଜନାejana14.29
ନାୟକnayaka7.14
ମଳୟରmalayara4.76
ରାୟraya4.76
ସାବତsabata2.38
ନାହାକnahaka2.38
ସଂଜୟsanjaya2.38
ପାହାନpahana2.38
େସନାପତିesanapati2.38
ଜଡିର୍ଆjadir'a2.38
ପସାଦpasada2.38
ଗାହାଣgahana2.38
ରାଉତରାୟra'utaraya2.38
ସାମଲsamala2.38
କିଶାନkisana2.38

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Footnotes

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