Rantaka Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Rantaka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rantaka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Rantaka (13) may also be a first name.

Rantaka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rantaka is more commonly found in Malaysia than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rantaka? popularity and diffusion

Rantaka is the 6,063,924th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The surname Rantaka is mostly found in Asia, where 60 percent of Rantaka live; 60 percent live in Southeast Asia and 50 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 3,159,357th most commonly held forename worldwide, held by 13 people.

Rantaka is most common in Malaysia, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 5,898,845. In Malaysia Rantaka is most common in: Sabah, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Malaysia this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 40 percent are found and The Philippines, where 10 percent are found.

Rantaka Last Name Statistics demography

Rantaka earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 79.59% less than the national average, earning R 48,504 per year.

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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 Rantaka
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