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

Ranvig occurs more in Denmark more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ranvig? popularity and diffusion

Ranvig is the 2,661,929th most frequently occurring surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 137,500,866 people. The last name Ranvig occurs mostly in Europe, where 92 percent of Ranvig reside; 91 percent reside in Northern Europe and 91 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The surname is most numerous in Denmark, where it is carried by 28 people, or 1 in 201,597. In Denmark it is mostly concentrated in: Region Zealand, where 75 percent reside and Capital Region of Denmark, where 25 percent reside. Excluding Denmark Ranvig occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Norway, where 38 percent reside and The United States, where 8 percent reside.

Ranvig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ranvig has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the 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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