Rantam Surname

1,198,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 197 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Rantam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rantam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1761:751,41657,642
India111:69,733,217610,955
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Rantam (516) may also be a first name.

Rantam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rantam (Hindi: रन्तम, Marathi: रन्तम) is found most in Indonesia. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Rantam click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rantam? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,198,640th most prevalent last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 36,992,619 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Rantam reside; 93 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 93 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 372,032nd most widespread first name globally It is held by 516 people.

It is most common in Indonesia, where it is carried by 176 people, or 1 in 751,416. In Indonesia it is most numerous in: East Java, where 49 percent reside, Bangka Belitung Islands, where 24 percent reside and West Java, where 21 percent reside. Apart from Indonesia this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in India, where 6 percent reside and Malaysia, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rantham9215/
Rahantam867/
Rantan83162/
Rantom8312/
Rontam831/
Ramtam831/
Ranthom77638/
Reintam77188/
Rantang7765/
Ranthan7723/
Rantane7715/
Raumtam772/
Rantanh771/
Rhantom771/
Rasntan771/
Rantaan771/
Ramtham771/
Rahantan71458/
Rantaung7170/
Rantahan7152/
Reintamm7131/
Ranthane7120/
Rantaine719/
Raunthan715/
Raumtham713/
Ranhtanh712/
Raintain712/
Rontamng711/
Ramtaham711/
Ranton67391/
Ramtan6710/
Rontan674/
Rontom673/
Reanthain671/

Rantam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rantam in the Hindi language
रन्तमrantama-
Rantam in the Marathi language
रन्तमrantama50
तमtama50

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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 Rantam
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