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 last name Rankau is carried by more people in Poland than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rankau? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,808,717th most numerous family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 151,823,873 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 90 percent of Rankau live; 88 percent live in Eastern Europe and 88 percent live in West Slavic Europe. Rankau is also the 3,487,849th most frequently occurring first name world-wide, borne by 11 people.
The surname is most numerous in Poland, where it is carried by 42 people, or 1 in 904,970. Outside of Poland it is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 4 percent live and England, where 2 percent live.
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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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