Ransell Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Ransell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ransell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Ransell (26) may also be a first name.

Ransell Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ransell is more frequently found in Norway than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Ransell click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ransell? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,117,718th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 57 percent of Ransell live; 57 percent live in Northern Europe and 57 percent live in Scandinavia. Ransell is also the 2,084,397th most frequently held forename worldwide, held by 26 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Norway, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 1,285,572. In Norway Ransell is most frequent in: Eastern Norway, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Norway it occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 43 percent reside.

Ransell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ransell has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ransell last name fell 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ransell Last Name Statistics demography

Ransell earn notably less less than the average income. In Norway they earn 19.06% less than the national average, earning 280,134 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ransgell931/
Rainsell930/
Ransel92130/
Ramsell861,254/
Rangell86185/
Ronsell868/
Ranseld864/
Ranshel861/
Rancell861/
Ranzell861/
Ranselt861/
Ransael860/
Ranssel860/
Rhangell804/
Ranchell803/
Ronshell802/
Ramseell801/
Ransheel801/
Ronssell800/
Ramssell800/
Rangel77494,338/
Rancel77895/
Ranjel77595/
Ramsel77389/
Ransil7763/
Ronsel7722/
Ranzel7711/
Reinshell7510/
Reinsjell751/
Reinsel71577/
Ranchel71127/
Reinschell7123/
Ramzell7111/
Ramssel719/
Ranschl717/
Raangel716/
Ranslet715/
Ranjeel715/
Rangeld714/
Raingel713/
Rhancel712/
Ranjgel711/
Reangel711/
Ranngel711/
Rrangel711/
Randgel711/
Ronzell711/
Ranhgel711/
Rasngel711/
Rancill711/
Ramseel711/
Ransled710/
Romsell710/
Ramsill710/
Ronssel710/
Ronsael710/
Ramsl67221/
Ranggiel6718/
Ronchell674/
Reinseld672/
D'Rangel671/
Ronseldt671/
Raingill670/
Rounzell670/
Ramchell670/
Reinsehl670/

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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 Ransell
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