Rank Surname

39,185th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,399 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Rank Surname Definition:

HADKIN (English) the Anglo-Saxon pers. name Had(a + the English diminutive suff. kin.

Rank Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5,6581:14,2291,846
United States4,2651:84,9859,614
Brazil8881:241,0759,301
South Africa5671:95,55211,666
England3421:162,91815,185
Canada2981:123,64312,947
Denmark2741:20,6012,066
Papua New Guinea2611:31,2403,594
India2091:3,670,169102,657
Austria1401:60,8259,489
Australia811:333,28028,364
Poland521:730,93760,459
Estonia501:26,4364,834
Iran461:1,669,18563,826
Netherlands231:734,22557,169
Russia191:7,585,424283,555
France181:3,690,151224,666
Latvia171:120,59117,235
Afghanistan161:2,009,57414,441
Argentina161:2,671,463118,579
Czechia151:708,89864,682
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
El Salvador111:576,7173,120
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Norway61:857,04855,549
China51:273,464,31313,838
Guatemala41:4,020,6677,726
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Guinea21:5,916,9082,656
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1561:156,25213,619
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2201:41,1634,824

Rank (398) may also be a first name.

Rank Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

HADKIN (English) the Anglo-Saxon pers. name Had(a + the English diminutive suff. kin.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(German) Descendant of little Randolf (shield, wolf).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Rank Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rank (Arabic: رنك, Hindi: रंक, Marathi: रंक, Russian: Ранк) is most common in Germany. It can be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rank? popularity and diffusion

It is the 39,185th most frequently held last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 543,887 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 50 percent of Rank live; 44 percent live in Western Europe and 43 percent live in Germanic Europe. Rank is also the 432,848th most prevalent first name in the world, borne by 398 people.

The last name Rank is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is held by 5,658 people, or 1 in 14,229. In Germany it is mostly found in: Bavaria, where 53 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 18 percent reside and Saxony, where 6 percent reside. Not including Germany Rank is found in 63 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 32 percent reside and Brazil, where 7 percent reside.

Rank Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Rank has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Rank surname grew 350 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 219 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rank Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Rank surname are 17.54% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64.31% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Rank earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 31.9% less than the national average, earning 235,676 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 44.25% less than the national average, earning R 132,480 per year; in United States they earn 4.01% more than the national average, earning $44,878 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.28% less than the national average, earning $48,552 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ranck893,192/
Ranke892,248/
Rangk8943/
Hrank8921/
Raunk8919/
Rgank8917/
Raink898/
Rankh895/
Rrank893/
Rankz892/
Rhank890/
Reank890/
Rancke80130/
Rainke8036/
Rahnke8018/
Rainck8015/
Rangke8012/
Rainek8011/
Rajnke807/
Raunke805/
Raynek804/
Rankhe804/
Reanck803/
Rasnck802/
Reanke802/
Raynke802/
Ranckk801/
Ranckz801/
Raanks801/
Rankqu801/
Raanke801/
Raunck800/
Rancks800/
Rang7514,413/
Ranc753,330/
Ronk752,565/
Rzak7549/
Ranq7511/
Ranx752/
Rankova73524/
Ranková7366/
Raineck7346/
Rankowa7342/
Hrajnek7324/
Raineke738/
Raincke738/
Ratenke738/
Ratinck731/
Raseenk731/
Ratinkx731/
Ranksch730/
Reaneke730/
Reang67145,328/
Ramng67908/
Rangs67692/
Ronke67634/
Ronck67308/
Raing67213/
Reink67151/
Røang67108/
Ratinckx67106/
Raung67104/
Hrankova6782/
Rangø6736/
Ramkë6728/
Hrang6726/
Rangh6724/
Hranková6721/
Rhang6720/
Raang6719/
Rangå6714/
Rohnk677/
Rainecke677/
Rongk676/
Ranqu674/
Rangt674/
Rayng674/
Raimk672/
Rahng672/
Ramck672/
Rangg672/
Årang671/
Rrang671/
Ran'kova671/
Rhankova671/
Ranqe671/
Rangx671/
Rancė671/
Rancq671/
Ronks671/
Hranc671/
Rangz671/
Rhanc671/
Ranng671/
Rajnc671/
Rounk671/
Ronnk670/
Rronk670/

Rank Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rank in the Hindi language
रंकranka69.23
रन्कranka15.38
टांकtanka7.69
रांकranka7.69
Rank in the Marathi language
रंकranka62.22
रांकranka37.78
Rank in the Russian language
Ранкrank-
Rank in the Arabic language
رنكrnk-

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  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rank
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