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) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ranum? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 257,812th most commonly held family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 4,772,460 people. Ranum occurs mostly in The Americas, where 52 percent of Ranum live; 52 percent live in North America and 52 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 651,944th most frequent first name worldwide, held by 194 people.

The last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 888 people, or 1 in 408,174. In The United States it is primarily found in: Minnesota, where 27 percent live, Wisconsin, where 10 percent live and North Dakota, where 9 percent live. Besides The United States Ranum exists in 17 countries. It is also found in Norway, where 17 percent live and Denmark, where 13 percent live.

Ranum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ranum has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Ranum surname grew 1,889 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ranum Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ranum surname are 0.010000000000005% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 53.24% being registered to vote for 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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