Rurani Surname

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

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Rurani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rurani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe421:367,57734,250
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Rurani (61) may also be a first name.

Rurani Last Name Facts

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

Rurani (Hindi: रूपरानी, Marathi: ृराणी) is held by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rurani? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,808,717th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 151,823,873 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Rurani live; 90 percent live in Southern Africa and 90 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,257,960th most frequently occurring first name on earth, held by 61 people.

The last name Rurani is most common in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 42 people, or 1 in 367,577. In Zimbabwe Rurani is mostly found in: Mashonaland West Province, where 71 percent are found and Masvingo Province, where 29 percent are found. Without taking into account Zimbabwe it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 8 percent are found and Iran, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rurangi922/
Ruranit921/
Raurauni8617/
Rurranni861/
Rurane8379/
Rurana831/
Rurange7736/
Ruranes778/
Raurane773/
Ruranet772/
Ruraine771/
Ruronyi771/
Rhurana771/
Roranie771/
Roorani771/
Rourana771/
Rauronis711/
Rorane675/
Rorana671/
Roraina621/
Ruirona621/
Rorrayne571/
Rourouna571/
Rorona509/
Rūrāne501/

Rurani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rurani in the Marathi language
ृराणीrrani-
Rurani in the Hindi language
रूपरानीruparani66.67
रुरानीrurani33.33

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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 Rurani
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