Rankau Surname
Approximately 48 people bear this surname
Rankau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | 42 | 1:904,970 | 68,062 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Rankau (11) may also be a first name.
Rankau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rankau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Rankau has its highest incidence in Poland. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Rankau? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,808,717th most numerous family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 151,823,873 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 90 percent of Rankau are found; 88 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 88 percent are found in West Slavic Europe. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequently occurring first name internationally It is held by 11 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Poland, where it is carried by 42 people, or 1 in 904,970. Apart from Poland Rankau exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 4 percent are found and England, where 2 percent are found.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Rankau
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