Ransow Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Ransow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ransow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:14,498,357517,445
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Ransow Last Name Facts

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

Ransow is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ransow? popularity and diffusion

Ransow is the 3,882,373rd most frequent last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Ransow reside; 96 percent reside in North America and 96 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Ransow is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 25 people, or 1 in 14,498,357. In The United States Ransow is mostly found in: Massachusetts, where 84 percent live and Louisiana, where 16 percent live. Besides The United States Ransow is found in one country. It is also found in England, where 4 percent live.

Ransow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ransow has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ransow surname expanded 2,500 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 87 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ransow Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Ransow last name is principally Methodist (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Ransow surname are 24.55% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 77.78% being registered with the party.

Ransow earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 30.65% more than the national average, earning $56,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ranshow922/
Ransaw83358/
Ranzow8357/
Ranjow833/
Rancow831/
Ransov831/
Ranshaw77782/
Ransawe7711/
Ransova771/
Ransooff711/
Ranschaw711/
Rainshaw711/
Rancov6760/
Ramsov6723/
Ramsaw6720/
Ranzov672/
Roncow672/
Ransaf671/
Ramzow671/
Ranschoff670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Ransow
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