Rançon Surname
Approximately 42 people bear this surname
Rançon Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 39 | 1:1,703,147 | 154,208 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 11 | 1:4,565,335 | 193,764 |
The alternate forms: Rancon (522) are calculated separately.
Rançon Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rançon Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Rançon is carried by more people in France than any other country or territory. It may occur as: Rancon. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rançon? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,017,195th most common surname in the world, held by around 1 in 173,512,998 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Rançon are found; 98 percent are found in Western Europe and 93 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.
It is most common in France, where it is held by 39 people, or 1 in 1,703,147. In France it is primarily found in: Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 44 percent live, Île-de-France, where 36 percent live and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 5 percent live. Excluding France this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Belgium, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rancon | 94 | 522 | / |
| Ranson | 83 | 11,215 | / |
| Ranjon | 83 | 1,038 | / |
| Ranção | 83 | 31 | / |
| Ranzon | 83 | 15 | / |
| Ranchon | 77 | 806 | / |
| Ransone | 77 | 593 | / |
| Rainson | 77 | 83 | / |
| Ransong | 77 | 28 | / |
| Ranzone | 77 | 28 | / |
| Ranjong | 77 | 19 | / |
| Randson | 77 | 13 | / |
| Ranshon | 77 | 11 | / |
| Hranson | 77 | 9 | / |
| Reanson | 77 | 7 | / |
| Raunson | 77 | 5 | / |
| Ransson | 77 | 4 | / |
| Ransoon | 77 | 3 | / |
| Rainjon | 77 | 2 | / |
| Raynson | 77 | 2 | / |
| Rannson | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ranjoon | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ranjhon | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ransont | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ranjone | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rantzon | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ranscon | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rantson | 77 | 0 | / |
| Ransond | 77 | 0 | / |
| Ransoin | 77 | 0 | / |
| Rancoin | 77 | 0 | / |
| Ransonn | 77 | 0 | / |
| Ransomn | 77 | 0 | / |
| Rainchon | 71 | 70 | / |
| Rainsson | 71 | 14 | / |
| Ranchond | 71 | 13 | / |
| Rainsong | 71 | 11 | / |
| Ranchong | 71 | 3 | / |
| Ranjhoon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ranshong | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rangione | 71 | 1 | / |
| Randsone | 71 | 1 | / |
| Randsonn | 71 | 0 | / |
| Ranssion | 71 | 0 | / |
| Ranndson | 71 | 0 | / |
| Raynnson | 71 | 0 | / |
| Ransonne | 71 | 0 | / |
| Rauntson | 71 | 0 | / |
| Ranschon | 71 | 0 | / |
| Ranjan | 67 | 219,378 | / |
| Ransom | 67 | 27,962 | / |
| Ramson | 67 | 4,080 | / |
| Rancan | 67 | 2,733 | / |
| Ranzan | 67 | 726 | / |
| Ransun | 67 | 531 | / |
| Ransan | 67 | 455 | / |
| Ranjun | 67 | 83 | / |
| Ransen | 67 | 82 | / |
| Rancen | 67 | 20 | / |
| Ranzen | 67 | 14 | / |
| Ranjom | 67 | 13 | / |
| Ramjon | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ranzén | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ramzon | 67 | 6 | / |
| Rančan | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ranshoong | 67 | 3 | / |
| Þrainsson | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Rançon
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