Ranua Surname

806,178th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 347 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Ranua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ranua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland1601:34,3544,477
Indonesia541:2,449,059145,688
Argentina501:854,86855,754
United States331:10,983,604436,696
India191:40,371,862445,856
Philippines181:5,624,346177,167
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

The alternate forms: Rañua (79) are calculated separately.

Ranua (724) may also be a first name.

Ranua Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ranua (Hindi: रनुआ, Oriya: ରାନୁଆ, Russian: Рануа) is more commonly found in Finland than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Rañua. Click here to see other potential spellings of Ranua.

How Common Is The Last Name Ranua? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ranua is the 806,178th most prevalent last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 21,001,573 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 48 percent of Ranua are found; 48 percent are found in Northern Europe and 48 percent are found in Scandinavia. Ranua is also the 306,635th most commonly used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 724 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Finland, where it is held by 160 people, or 1 in 34,354. In Finland it is mostly concentrated in: Northern Ostrobothnia, where 45 percent are found, Lapland, where 18 percent are found and Uusimaa, where 17 percent are found. Without taking into account Finland this surname is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 16 percent are found and Argentina, where 14 percent are found.

Ranua Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Ranua are 35.66% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 88.89% being registered with the political party.

Ranua earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.66% less than the national average, earning $42,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rañua9379/
Rajnua915/
Rainua914/
Ratnua912/
Ratnuea83122/
Rainuea83105/
Rasenua831/
Ranwa80224/
Ranva80210/
Ronua8012/
Ranba809/
Rahanuaa771/
Ragnuath771/
Ranbaj73998/
Ranbai7386/
Reynua7371/
Ranbha7329/
Ranvat7321/
Renhua738/
Raumba733/
Ranuoe733/
Ranvah732/
Ranbau732/
Ragnuo731/
Ranwaz731/
Ranvad731/
Reinua731/
Ranwaha67231/
Ranvaud676/
Rhanbou674/
Ranveau674/
Rainwad674/
Rahnvaj674/
Rainway673/
Hranwaz672/
Ranbeau672/
Rajnwas671/
Raumbau671/
Ramnwad671/
Ranbhaa671/
Reynuad671/
Rahnwaj671/
Ranbhay671/
Rainbai671/

Ranua Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ranua in the Hindi language
रनुआranu'a93.55
रनूआranu'a3.23
रनुवाranuva2.15
रणुआranu'a1.08
Ranua in the Oriya language
ରାନୁଆranu'a71.43
ରନୁଆranu'a21.43
ଧନୱାରdhanawara7.14
Ranua in the Russian language
Рануаranua-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ranua
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