Ranke Surname

188,157th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,248 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Latvia

Ranke Surname Definition:

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

Ranke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,2921:62,3118,000
United States4661:777,80960,305
Poland1301:292,37535,141
Netherlands1091:154,92823,054
Brazil461:4,653,790122,015
Latvia461:44,5666,776
India301:25,568,846339,406
France281:2,372,240182,981
Australia261:1,038,29659,744
Norway181:285,68329,080
Sweden161:615,42245,338
Indonesia151:8,816,613340,855
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1921:261,55621,457

Ranke (90) may also be a first name.

Ranke Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

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

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

Ranke Last Name Facts

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

Ranke (Arabic: رانكي, Bengali: রাংকে, Hindi: रन्के, Marathi: रेणके, Russian: Ранке) is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Ranke click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ranke? popularity and diffusion

Ranke is the 188,157th most frequently occurring surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 3,241,791 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 73 percent of Ranke live; 64 percent live in Western Europe and 62 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,005,046th most prevalent first name in the world, borne by 90 people.

It is most frequent in Germany, where it is carried by 1,292 people, or 1 in 62,311. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 26 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 21 percent are found and Bavaria, where 9 percent are found. Apart from Germany Ranke is found in 27 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 21 percent are found and Poland, where 6 percent are found.

Ranke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ranke has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ranke last name grew 243 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ranke Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ranke surname are 20.77% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 67.54% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Ranke earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 4.7% less than the national average, earning 329,823 kr per year and in United States they earn 2.03% more than the national average, earning $44,027 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rankey91157/
Rancke91130/
Rankie91116/
Rainke9136/
Rahnke9118/
Rangke9112/
Rajnke917/
Raunke915/
Rankhe914/
Reanke912/
Raynke912/
Rankee912/
Ranked911/
Rankei911/
Raanke911/
Rank8913,399/
Rainkie8370/
Ratenke838/
Raineke838/
Raincke838/
Ranåker836/
Rangkey831/
Rankher831/
Reaneke830/
Ranka8011,184/
Rance809,626/
Ranck803,192/
Ranki80766/
Ronke80634/
Ranky8066/
Rangk8043/
Hrank8021/
Raunk8019/
Rgank8017/
Raink808/
Rankh805/
Rrank803/
Rankz802/
Rankj801/
Ranqe801/
Rhank800/
Reank800/
Rahankey7758/
Rainecke777/
Raingket775/
Rahankei774/
Rankhead771/
Reinke7325,015/
Ranque733,513/
Ramcke731,199/
Rangka73937/
Rankaj73544/
Ranche73514/
Rohnke73375/
Rangki73224/
Rainka73218/
Rankoa73171/
Rancea73168/
Hranka73112/
Reynke7368/
Rankka7366/
Rancka7346/
Rankai7339/
Roncke7335/
Rounke7334/
Rongke7323/
Rangue7318/
Rankha7317/
Rainck7315/
Raince7312/
Rainek7311/
Rankio739/
Rankui737/
Rankid736/
Rancee735/
Rajnka735/
Reanki735/
Raynek734/
Rainki734/
Rancey734/
Rankhi734/
Ronkei734/
Reanck733/
Raynka733/
Rasnck732/
Ronkie732/
Reanka731/
Ranckk731/
Ranckz731/
Raunki731/
Hronke731/
Rzanka731/
Ronkey731/
Hrance731/
Rajnec731/
Raanks731/
Rankqu731/
Raunce730/
Raunck730/
Rancks730/
Raynec730/
Ronkee730/
Rainkeová718/
Reaungket711/
Rang6714,413/
Reineke677,298/
Reyneke676,293/
Ranc673,330/
Reincke673,156/
Ronk672,565/
Rosenke67690/
Rankova67524/
Rosinke67452/
Ranquet67153/
Ranková6766/
Rzak6749/
Raineck6746/
Rankowa6742/
Hrankai6741/
Hrajnek6724/
Rankaai6724/
Rangkis6723/
Ranchee6721/
Rainche6715/
Rankich6713/
Rangkha6712/
Reankit6712/
Hrankay6711/
Ranq6711/
Ramåker6710/
Rangque678/
Raineki677/
Raingue677/
Hrankaj676/
Roncker676/
Rangkai676/
Rankych676/
Reynker674/
Reinkey674/
Rainkai674/
Raïngue674/
Reyncke673/
Roineke673/
Rankooa673/
Rangkui673/
Raymkhe672/
Hrancka672/
Rangkka672/
Reinkie672/
Ranx672/
Rankaya672/
Reinkes671/
Reinnke671/
Ranchey671/
Raseenk671/
Rangkih671/
Rangkoi671/
Rankaja671/
Hrancky671/
Ramkest671/
Rankchi671/
Rankhoa671/
Ratinck671/
Ratinkx671/
Rosynke671/
Rohnkei671/
Rhanche671/
Rongket671/
Raunkai671/
Rangkay671/
Ranquee671/
Ranksch670/
Reinkee670/
Roenhke670/
Rannche670/
Rramkey670/
Renhcke670/

Ranke Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ranke in the Bengali language
রাংকেranke-
Ranke in the Hindi language
रन्केranke-
Ranke in the Marathi language
रेणकेrenake57.14
रीनकेrinake14.29
रानकेranake14.29
रेनकेrenake14.29
Ranke in the Russian language
Ранкеranke-
Ranke in the Arabic language
رانكيranky-

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