Rantala Surname

50,136th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,243 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Rantala Surname User-submission:

Rantala is a Finnish surname derived from the Finnish word ranta, meaning 'beach'.

Rantala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland8,7581:62858
United States5311:682,59754,262
Sweden3501:28,1342,293
Canada1121:328,97830,038
Estonia1111:11,9081,764
Lesotho561:36,2966,453
Denmark561:100,7989,513
Indonesia521:2,543,254149,807
Australia341:793,99150,673
Botswana281:78,10513,263
Norway271:190,45522,163
Thailand231:3,071,232294,953
Russia221:6,551,048261,263
India181:42,614,743461,117
England81:6,964,757184,742
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Ukraine51:9,104,539300,808
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
France21:33,211,361423,184
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
North Macedonia21:1,050,73626,362
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Malta11:430,2723,380
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Aruba11:103,4772,586

Rantala (24) may also be a first name.

Rantala Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Rantala is a Finnish surname derived from the Finnish word ranta, meaning 'beach'.

- rocknroll

Rantala Last Name Facts

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

Rantala (Russian: Рантала) is carried by more people in Finland than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rantala? popularity and diffusion

Rantala is the 50,136th most widespread family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 711,466 people. The surname Rantala is primarily found in Europe, where 91 percent of Rantala are found; 91 percent are found in Northern Europe and 90 percent are found in Scandinavia. Rantala is also the 2,187,323rd most commonly held first name worldwide, held by 24 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Finland, where it is borne by 8,758 people, or 1 in 628. In Finland Rantala is primarily found in: Uusimaa, where 23 percent live, Pirkanmaa, where 15 percent live and Southwest Finland, where 11 percent live. Besides Finland this surname exists in 39 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 5 percent live and Sweden, where 3 percent live.

Rantala Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Rantala last name are 18.71% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 71.94% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Rantala earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 1.23% more than the national average, earning 350,329 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 19.12% less than the national average, earning R 192,204 per year; in United States they earn 1.8% less than the national average, earning $42,374 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.42% more than the national average, earning $53,866 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Rantala Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rantala in the Russian language
Ранталаrantala-

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