Ranwig Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Ranwig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ranwig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany311:2,596,950129,424
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803

Ranwig Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ranwig is most common in Germany. It can also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ranwig? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,274,477th most frequent last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 202,431,831 people. The surname Ranwig is primarily found in Europe, where 86 percent of Ranwig are found; 86 percent are found in Western Europe and 86 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

It is most widespread in Germany, where it is held by 31 people, or 1 in 2,596,950. In Germany Ranwig is mostly concentrated in: Lower Saxony, where 65 percent reside, Bavaria, where 26 percent reside and Saxony-Anhalt, where 6 percent reside. Besides Germany this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Malaysia, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ranvig8353/
Ranweg8313/
Ranwick7714/
Rannveig714/
Rosenwig712/
Ranvik67168/
Rambig6798/
Ranveg676/
Ronvig675/
Rosenwaig674/
Rönvig672/

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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
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  • 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 Ranwig
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