Ranvig Surname

2,661,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Ranvig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ranvig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark281:201,59716,538
Norway201:257,11427,149
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Ranvig Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ranvig occurs more in Denmark more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ranvig? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ranvig is the 2,661,929th most commonly held surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 137,500,866 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 92 percent of Ranvig live; 91 percent live in Northern Europe and 91 percent live in Scandinavia.

It is most common in Denmark, where it is held by 28 people, or 1 in 201,597. In Denmark Ranvig is primarily concentrated in: Region Zealand, where 75 percent are found and Capital Region of Denmark, where 25 percent are found. Beside Denmark this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Norway, where 38 percent are found and The United States, where 8 percent are found.

Ranvig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ranvig has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Ranvig surname fell 43 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ranvig Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Ranvig earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 13.2% more than the national average, earning 391,755 kr per year and in United States they earn 22.15% more than the national average, earning $52,708 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rannveig864/
Ranvik83168/
Ranwig8336/
Ranveg836/
Ronvig835/
Rönvig832/
Rambig6798/
Ramvik6750/
Ranvek6734/
Remvig6731/
Romvig6718/
Ronvik6715/
Ranweg6713/
Renvik678/
Ranbik678/

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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 Ranvig
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