Ranyan Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Armenia

Ranyan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ranyan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia161:1,843,38974,511
Armenia101:293,0186,863
Georgia91:416,17216,412
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Ranyan (3,342) may also be a first name.

Ranyan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ranyan (Georgian: რანიან, Hindi: रानयन, Marathi: राँयन, Oriya: ରଣଯ୍ଁା) is held by more people in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ranyan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,808,717th most frequently occurring family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 151,823,873 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 92 percent of Ranyan live; 40 percent live in Southeast Asia and 40 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Ranyan is also the 123,466th most commonly held first name on earth It is held by 3,342 people.

Ranyan is most commonly occurring in Malaysia, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 1,843,389. In Malaysia it is mostly concentrated in: Sarawak, where 94 percent are found and Negeri Sembilan, where 6 percent are found. Not including Malaysia it is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Armenia, where 21 percent are found and Georgia, where 19 percent are found.

Ranyan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ranyan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ranyan last name fell 60 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Ranyan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ranyan in the Georgian language
რანიანranian-
Ranyan in the Marathi language
राँयनramyana-
Ranyan in the Hindi language
रानयनranayana75
राण्यानranyana12.5
रनयनranayana12.5
Ranyan in the Oriya language
ରଣଯ୍ଁାranayma50
ରଞଯ୍ନranayna50

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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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  • 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 Ranyan
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