Ranum Surname

257,812th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,527 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Ranum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ranum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8881:408,17435,568
Norway2591:19,8542,535
Denmark1911:29,5533,065
New Zealand571:79,44411,532
Indonesia311:4,266,103213,470
Cameroon271:769,22554,005
Papua New Guinea221:370,62448,900
India191:40,371,862445,856
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
England71:7,959,723202,100
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States471:1,068,48362,061

Ranum (194) may also be a first name.

Ranum Last Name Facts

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

Ranum (Hindi: रनूम) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ranum? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 257,812th most commonly held last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 4,772,460 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 52 percent of Ranum reside; 52 percent reside in North America and 52 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Ranum is also the 651,944th most commonly occurring first name internationally, borne by 194 people.

The surname Ranum is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 888 people, or 1 in 408,174. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Minnesota, where 27 percent live, Wisconsin, where 10 percent live and North Dakota, where 9 percent live. Aside from The United States it occurs in 17 countries. It also occurs in Norway, where 17 percent live and Denmark, where 13 percent live.

Ranum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ranum has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Ranum surname rose 1,889 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ranum Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ranum last name are 0.010000000000005% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 53.24% registered with the political party.

The amount Ranum earn in different countries varies marginally. In Norway they earn 2.21% more than the national average, earning 353,735 kr per year and in United States they earn 4.25% more than the national average, earning $44,984 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ranaum9163/
Rainum9137/
Ratnum9126/
Rangum9113/
Ragnum9110/
Rannum9110/
Rasnum914/
Rranum913/
Rhanum912/
Raynum910/
Rahanum8379/
Rathnum8353/
Rannoum834/
Rhanoum834/
Rangnum831/
Rajnnum831/
Ratnoum831/
Ranun8058/
Ranom8049/
Renum8023/
Ronum806/
Rainun73441/
Rangun7386/
Rotnum7369/
Ranung7368/
Rahnun7313/
Ranaun7310/
Reinum739/
Rognum739/
Ramnun738/
Rongum737/
Raynun737/
Ratnun734/
Ranoun734/
Reenum732/
Rhanom731/
Rainom731/
Reanom731/
Roinum731/
Reneum731/
Ranune731/
Rajnun731/
Reynum731/
Rannom731/
Ranund730/
Rahnoun67236/
Ramnoun67150/
Ranoune67137/
Ramnund6792/
Rahanun6766/
Ranhung6715/
Rannung6710/
Rannoun678/
Rajnunn676/
Roonnum674/
Raynund672/
Rongaum671/
Reanhom671/
Rangoun671/
Raunnun670/

Ranum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ranum in the Hindi language
रनूमranuma-

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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 Ranum
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