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) occurs in Malaysia more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Ranyan.

How Common Is The Last Name Ranyan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,808,717th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 151,823,873 people. The surname Ranyan is primarily found in Asia, where 92 percent of Ranyan live; 40 percent live in Southeast Asia and 40 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 123,466th most frequently held given name in the world. It is borne by 3,342 people.

It is most commonly used in Malaysia, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 1,843,389. In Malaysia Ranyan is primarily concentrated in: Sarawak, where 94 percent live and Negeri Sembilan, where 6 percent live. Outside of Malaysia it is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Armenia, where 21 percent live and Georgia, where 19 percent live.

Ranyan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ranyan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ranyan surname 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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  • 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 Ranyan
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