Rantaniemi Surname
Approximately 197 people bear this surname
Rantaniemi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | 176 | 1:31,231 | 4,141 |
| Sweden | 16 | 1:615,422 | 45,338 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
Rantaniemi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rantaniemi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Rantaniemi is held by more people in Finland than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Rantaniemi? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,198,640th most frequent family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 36,992,619 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 99 percent of Rantaniemi live; 99 percent live in Northern Europe and 98 percent live in Scandinavia.
The last name Rantaniemi is most frequently occurring in Finland, where it is carried by 176 people, or 1 in 31,231. In Finland Rantaniemi is primarily concentrated in: Uusimaa, where 26 percent are found, Northern Ostrobothnia, where 19 percent are found and Lapland, where 17 percent are found. Besides Finland this last name occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 8 percent are found and Australia, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rintaniemi | 90 | 120 | / |
| Rantoniemi | 90 | 5 | / |
| Rantaniemo | 90 | 1 | / |
| Rantanummi | 80 | 12 | / |
| Rantinem | 78 | 10 | / |
| Rantanam | 78 | 1 | / |
| Rantnam | 71 | 8 | / |
| Rondanim | 67 | 16 | / |
| Randinem | 67 | 12 | / |
| Rantnamma | 63 | 1 | / |
| Rentnum | 59 | 1 | / |
| Rentnam | 59 | 1 | / |
| Randnam | 59 | 1 | / |
| Royandoyanm | 57 | 2 | / |
| Rentinam | 56 | 1 | / |
| Rondonim | 56 | 1 | / |
| Rendaneme | 53 | 1 | / |
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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 Rantaniemi
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