Sranan Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ivory Coast
Highest density in:
Suriname

Sranan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sranan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Suriname11:552,6169,664

Sranan (915) may also be a first name.

Sranan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sranan is found in The Ivory Coast more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Sranan.

How Common Is The Last Name Sranan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sranan is the 11,742,229th most commonly held surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Sranan occurs mostly in Africa, where 50 percent of Sranan are found; 50 percent are found in West Africa and 50 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 268,007th most frequently used forename globally It is held by 915 people.

The last name Sranan is most commonly used in The Ivory Coast, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 23,071,232. In The Ivory Coast Sranan is most frequent in: Gôh-Djiboua District, where 100 percent are found. Beside The Ivory Coast this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Suriname, where 50 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shranan921/
Scranan920/
Sranon8383/
Sranam833/
Jranan832/
Srenan831/
Cranan831/
Schreanan800/
Sreenan77231/
Srangon7739/
Cranhan775/
Crannan774/
Craanan772/
Chranan771/
Scronan771/
Zranhan771/
Shranam771/
Sranoon771/
Shrenan770/
Creanan770/
Shreenan71234/
Zrangnan7150/
Crainean7110/
Cranahan712/
Sreenaun711/
Chramnan711/
Creannan710/
Shranhon710/
Cronan673,860/
Cranon6772/
Schreenan6771/
Sranom678/
Srenon675/
Zranon671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Sranan
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