Ranku Surname

293,736th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,300 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Ranku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ranku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa5781:93,73311,445
Lesotho4361:4,662926
Botswana2261:9,6771,775
India481:15,980,529256,885
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
England31:18,572,686338,250
Malta11:430,2723,380
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646

Ranku (2,787) may also be a first name.

Ranku Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ranku (Bengali: রাঙ্কু, Hindi: रंकू, Marathi: राणकु, Russian: Ранку) occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ranku? popularity and diffusion

It is the 293,736th most widely held family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 5,605,805 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Ranku reside; 95 percent reside in Southern Africa and 95 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Ranku is also the 138,254th most frequently held forename in the world, borne by 2,787 people.

It is most common in South Africa, where it is held by 578 people, or 1 in 93,733. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Limpopo, where 37 percent are found, Gauteng, where 32 percent are found and North West, where 19 percent are found. Apart from South Africa Ranku exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in Lesotho, where 34 percent are found and Botswana, where 17 percent are found.

Ranku Last Name Statistics demography

Ranku earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 46.31% less than the national average, earning R 127,584 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rankou91476/
Rangku9172/
Rankau9148/
Rankui917/
Rankhu917/
Rankuu913/
Rankut911/
Raungku8369/
Rangkou8311/
Rangkau837/
Rangkui833/
Rangkuh833/
Rankaut832/
Rankouh831/
Rankuch831/
Rankous831/
Rancu80243/
Rankó8046/
Ronku8014/
Ratengku778/
Rankoe731,087/
Rancou7319/
Rancus7319/
Rankoo732/
Ronkou731/
Ramkou731/
Rancuu731/
Hrangkhui711/
Rancoud6718/
Roungku673/
Rancoux672/
Rounkou671/
Ronckou671/
Rangkoe671/
Rancuch671/
Rancous670/

Ranku Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ranku in the Marathi language
राणकुranaku66.18
रंकुranku20.59
रंकूranku4.41
िरकुiraku1.47
रांकुranku1.47
रनकुranaku1.47
रानकूranaku1.47
Ranku in the Bengali language
রাঙ্কুranku50
রঙ্কুranku50
Ranku in the Hindi language
रंकूranku44.44
रंकुranku30.95
रन्कूranku10.32
रिंकूrinku3.97
रनकूranaku1.59
रिन्कूrinku0.79
रांकूranku0.79
रणकूranaku0.79
रिकुriku0.79
रांकुranku0.79
िरन्कुiranku0.79
रैकुraiku0.79
रिंकुrinku0.79
रन्कुranku0.79
रींकूrinku0.79
राकूraku0.79
Ranku in the Russian language
Ранкуranku-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ranku
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