Rant Surname

245,904th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,618 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Rant Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Rand,' which see, a sharpened form; compare Brand and Brandt. As Rand is almost peculiar to Yorkshire, so is Rant to Norfolk and Suffolk.

Henry Rant, Norfolk, 1444: History of Norfolk.

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Rant Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia5011:4,965979
United States2681:1,352,45994,008
Poland2541:149,64121,405
England2291:243,31019,878
India651:11,801,006214,148
Austria541:157,69320,874
Canada311:1,188,56786,017
Argentina301:1,424,78080,162
France271:2,460,101186,232
Australia251:1,079,82861,253
Estonia231:57,47010,794
Russia211:6,863,003268,198
Malaysia191:1,552,32864,490
Indonesia151:8,816,613340,855
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
China21:683,660,78330,601
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1611:151,40013,347
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States721:697,48245,119

The alternate forms: Ranţ (4) are calculated separately.

Rant (189) may also be a first name.

Rant Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Rand,' which see, a sharpened form; compare Brand and Brandt. As Rand is almost peculiar to Yorkshire, so is Rant to Norfolk and Suffolk.

Henry Rant, Norfolk, 1444: History of Norfolk.

1598. Buried — Robert Rant, St. Stephen's, Norwich: ibid.

William Rant, of Yelverton, Norfolk, died 1687: ibid.

1635. William Rant and Jane Dingley: Marriage Lic. (London).

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

An unvoiced form of Rand, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Rant Last Name Facts

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

Rant (Arabic: عرنة, Bengali: রান্ত, Georgian: რანტ, Hindi: रन्त, Marathi: रंत, Russian: Рант) is borne by more people in Slovenia than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Ranţ. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rant? popularity and diffusion

It is the 245,904th most prevalent family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 4,504,046 people. Rant is primarily found in Europe, where 70 percent of Rant are found; 31 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 31 percent are found in South Slavic Europe. It is also the 661,310th most widely held given name world-wide, held by 189 people.

This last name is most frequent in Slovenia, where it is carried by 501 people, or 1 in 4,965. In Slovenia Rant is most common in: Upper Carniola, where 75 percent reside, Central Slovenia, where 18 percent reside and Coastal-Karst, where 2 percent reside. Not including Slovenia this last name is found in 43 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 17 percent reside and Poland, where 16 percent reside.

Rant Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Rant has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Rant last name rose 372 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 142 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rant Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Rant surname are 14.77% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 61.54% being registered with the political party.

The amount Rant earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 17.83% more than the national average, earning $50,844 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.78% less than the national average, earning $42,837 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ranţ924/
Rante897,691/
Randt89807/
Reant89790/
Hrant89120/
Ranth8927/
Raunt8919/
Rants8916/
Raint8911/
Rzant891/
Rïant891/
Ranht891/
Rantd890/
Rantt890/
Ran861,042,159/
Ranthe80168/
Raante8078/
Rainet8033/
Rantte8018/
Rasint8016/
Rahant806/
Rainte805/
Raynet805/
Rasent805/
Raindt805/
Raunte804/
Hrandt804/
Reante802/
Randte801/
Raunth801/
Rannth801/
Rainth801/
Hrants801/
Reants800/
Ranndt800/
Rane75138,667/
Rain7569,593/
Rand7526,669/
Rahn7521,932/
Rang7514,413/
Raun752,767/
Rann752,315/
Ratn751,581/
Rean751,456/
Rayn751,022/
Ramn75581/
Rhan75549/
Rajn75515/
Raan75294/
Ranh75151/
Rzan75146/
Ramt75100/
Hran7593/
Rasn7570/
Ront7548/
Rran7514/
Ranq7511/
Rgan752/
Rzat752/
Ranø751/
Raín751/
Rasente73229/
Rassent7391/
Raucent7360/
Rantová7331/
Raineth7316/
Rangeet7315/
Raynett7310/
Rainett737/
Rantova736/
Rantsch736/
Rahante734/
Rainete733/
Racints731/
Raisent731/
Raaints730/
Racenth730/
Reang67145,328/
Raine6711,986/
Rahan674,928/
Rands673,038/
Ratin672,344/
Rayne672,255/
Ratne671,967/
Rasin671,939/
Ratim671,861/
Ranne671,728/
Rhanh671,642/
Ramng67908/
Rasen67606/
Ronte67598/
Raain67415/
Racin67257/
Rhamn67221/
Raing67213/
Ragne67207/
Raind67168/
Ramne67165/
Reint67156/
Reane67141/
Rasne67138/
Rahun67137/
Rašín67110/
Røang67108/
Raung67104/
Ratem6788/
Raund6777/
Raune6771/
Rangy6769/
Raten6769/
Reynt6769/
Randh6764/
Hront6756/
Racen6742/
Rasyn6737/
Rangø6736/
Raane6734/
Ronts6732/
Rhane6731/
Ranhe6729/
Hrang6726/
Rangh6724/
Rontz6722/
Hrain6722/
Rhang6720/
Rainn6719/
Rhain6719/
Raang6719/
Rahyn6719/
Rathn6717/
Hrane6716/
Rangå6714/
Hrzan6714/
Rhann6712/
Rasentte6711/
Rrain6710/
Rahnn6710/
Raynn6710/
Rađan679/
Ramnd679/
Reand678/
Raisn678/
Rasén678/
Ronth677/
Rauscent677/
Rhand676/
Rainh675/
Rhamt675/
Rhaan675/
Rhean674/
Raynette674/
Reann674/
Rayng674/
Rgain674/
Hrand674/
Ranqu674/
Hrann674/
Rzhan673/
Rajjn673/
Ramte673/
Rainette673/
Randz673/
Rascente673/
Rosnt672/
Rahng672/
Rausn672/
Rauhn672/
Rangg672/
Rajhn672/
Ra'an672/
Rajnc671/
Rajnd671/
Rajnn671/
Raimn671/
Raann671/
Rount671/
Roynt671/
Reasn671/
Rgand671/
Rgann671/
Rhaun671/
Rhont671/
Randd671/
Randtová671/
Raunh671/
Rautn671/
Rattn671/
Rayhn671/
Raynd671/
Rondt671/
Rhanc671/
Hranc671/
Årang671/
Rancq671/
Rancė671/
Randė671/
Ramën671/
Ramėn671/
Rahnd671/
Ramnå671/
Raysn671/
Raçin671/
Ratym671/
Ratín671/
Raumt671/
Raand671/
Ramnh671/
Hrean671/
Rhayn671/
Raahn671/
Raanh671/
Rzanh671/
Rrang671/
Rranh671/
Rraun671/
Reamt671/
Ranng671/
Raihn671/
Roont670/
Rhank670/
Rontt670/
Raunn670/
Rauun670/
Rrean670/
Rrand670/

Rant Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rant in the Georgian language
რანტrant-
Rant in the Bengali language
রান্তranta-
Rant in the Marathi language
रंतranta-
Rant in the Hindi language
रन्तranta76.47
रान्तranta11.76
रांतranta5.88
रंतranta5.88
Rant in the Russian language
Рантrant-
Rant in the Arabic language
عرنةrnt-

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