Ransana Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Ransana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ransana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Ransana (16) may also be a first name.

Ransana Last Name Facts

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

Ransana (Hindi: रंसना) is most common in South Africa. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ransana? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ransana is the 10,311,814th most commonly used surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Ransana are found; 67 percent are found in Southern Africa and 67 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Ransana is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly occurring first name world-wide, borne by 16 people.

This surname is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 27,088,852. Aside from South Africa this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Afghanistan, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Ransana Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ransana in the Hindi language
रंसनाransana66.67
रनसानाranasana33.33

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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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  • 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 Ransana
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