Ransam Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Ransam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ransam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India181:42,614,743461,117
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

Ransam (586) may also be a first name.

Ransam Last Name Facts

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

Ransam (Hindi: रंशम, Marathi: रन्सम) is held by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ransam? popularity and diffusion

Ransam is the 4,116,508th most common surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 83 percent of Ransam live; 78 percent live in South Asia and 78 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Ransam is also the 345,673rd most commonly occurring first name globally, held by 586 people.

This surname is most prevalent in India, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 42,614,743. In India it is most numerous in: Kerala, where 83 percent live, Madhya Pradesh, where 6 percent live and Maharashtra, where 6 percent live. Beside India it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 13 percent live and Malaysia, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rainsam926/
Ranscam920/
Ransom8327,962/
Ransan83455/
Ranjam8339/
Ramsam8335/
Ransem8310/
Ronsam837/
Rancam835/
Ranzam832/
Ransome775,853/
Ransang7767/
Ransant7711/
Ranshan777/
Ramsham776/
Reansom771/
Ransain771/
Ranssom771/
Ransosm771/
Rannsom771/
Ranjamn771/
Ranjamm771/
Rasnsom771/
Reamsam771/
Rainsom771/
Ransomn770/
Ramsaim770/
Reansan770/
Ransean770/
Rahanjam7129/
Ransheim7116/
Rainsant7110/
Ransangh711/
Raunsang711/
Ramsamgh711/
Rhansang711/
Reansean710/
Ranschan710/
Ranssean710/
Ranjan67219,378/
Ranson6711,215/
Rancan672,733/
Ramsan671,501/
Ranzan67726/
Ramzam67208/
Ransen6782/
Ramsom6744/
Ramjam6736/
Ronsom6729/
Ronsan6722/
Ramsem6717/
Ranjom6713/
Rainssant672/
Rosensaum671/
Rancom670/
Romsam670/

Ransam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ransam in the Hindi language
रंशमransama-
Ransam in the Marathi language
रन्समransama-

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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
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  • 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 Ransam
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