Rantzen Surname

2,718,172nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 51 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Rantzen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rantzen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany281:2,875,195137,699
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
England81:6,964,757184,742
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015

The alternate forms: Rantzén (22) are calculated separately.

Rantzen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rantzen occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Rantzén. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rantzen? popularity and diffusion

The last name Rantzen is the 2,718,172nd most prevalent last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 142,893,057 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 76 percent of Rantzen live; 55 percent live in Western Europe and 55 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Rantzen is most numerous in Germany, where it is borne by 28 people, or 1 in 2,875,195. In Germany Rantzen is most common in: Lower Saxony, where 93 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 7 percent reside. Barring Germany this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 18 percent reside and England, where 16 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rantzén9522/
Rantzien931/
Ranzen9214/
Rantsen8612/
Rantzan861/
Rantzon861/
Rantgen860/
Ranzan77726/
Ranzyn7720/
Rancen7720/
Ranzon7715/
Ranzin7714/
Ranzén777/
Ronzen771/
Rantsieng75415/
Rontgen7197/
Rancien7175/
Rantsan7150/
Randzin7118/
Ramtzén7114/
Rantsén7114/
Randzan719/
Ranchen718/
Rantsin715/
Ranzaan712/
Rantsèn712/
Rantsyn711/
Roonzen711/
Randsen711/
Rantson710/
Rantsane671,910/
Reintgen67303/
Randzhan6721/
Hranzhan675/
Rancienė675/
Rančienė673/
Rrandsen671/
Rantsang671/
Randchen671/
Rantsyna671/
Rontzohn670/
Rauntson670/
Rontzahn670/

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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 Rantzen
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