Ranu

given name · Latin script

Meaning: , (Ard) ; Rama (ib), cf

Recorded as a female name· opposite-gender records fall within measured source noise

/ɹənu/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated

Ranu is a given name written in the Latin script, with more bearers in Bangladesh than in any other country, where it is the 17th most common surname.

rarermore common
  • BDBangladesh≈1 in 182as Rana(inferred from the name graph)
  • PKPakistan≈1 in 766as Rana
  • SGSingapore≈1 in 2.6Kas Rana

carrying the name, as counted by its national register where one exists and as Mondonomo estimates it elsewhere (marked ≈ and "est." on hover). Where a country counts another spelling of the name rather than Ranu itself, the figure is that spelling’s, and it is named. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.

Bangladesh (inferred from the name graph)

≈890,000 named Rana, est.

#284 (measured from records)

of 19M surnames

5 (measured from records)

recorded for this name

Sources
341 (measured from records)

Highest-authority source

≈1 in 182 (inferred from the name graph)

Bangladesh, est., as Rana

measured from records inferred from the name graph

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Spellings & scripts(measured from records)

RaniLatin(measured from records)
ระThai(measured from records)
রনBengali(measured from records)
ΡανίGreek(measured from records)
რანიGeorgian(measured from records)

5 other spellings are counted as the same name:

Locally spelled Rana in US United States, PK Pakistan, SG Singapore, Rani in IN India, BD Bangladesh and Mrs. in MY Malaysia.

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records, and ○ marks a model's transliteration; click a spelling to open its page.

Meaning & origin(measured from records)

recorded in Romanian

, (Ard) ; Rama (ib), cf. blg. Pau° cel nascut dimineata" (Weig).

Sources 1

  • Dictionar Onomastic Rominesc

Where in the world(measured from records)

Ranu counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.

Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.

Where Ranu is recorded, by country
CountryMost common spellingSources
BD Bangladesh#17≈890,000 est.≈1 in 182listedRani71
PK Pakistan#120≈300,000 est.≈1 in 766listedRana147
IN India#50303,414as Rana1 in 4.4K303KRani269
ID Indonesia—≈43,000 est.≈1 in 6.1KlistedRanu74
US United States—7,145as Rana1 in 47K74KRana341
MY Malaysia#371≈5,800 est.≈1 in 5.7K—Mrs.47
SG Singapore#314≈2,400 est.≈1 in 2.6K—Rana38

Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.

Registers cited: Instate — India surnames (clean spellings) from electoral rolls; Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2010; Census Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex. Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.

Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).

Other names spelled this way(inferred from the name graph)

Ranu is also recorded as 3 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

  • a separate name5 spellings in the group

    Also written Rānū, Rānu, Ranù, Rāṇu

  • English given name9 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in India, United States, United Kingdom, Australia

    Languages: English, German, Dutch

    Also written Ranue, Ṛanu, Ranü, Rãnü

  • French given name3 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in France, India, United States

    Also written Ranù

36 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses(measured from records)

Ranu is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

  • In dun, water

    as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

  • In Finnish, french fry, fry, chip (strip of deep-fried potato that has been cut into strips)

    as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

  • In Māori, gravy, juice of anything cooked

    as a wordAustronesian Comparative Dictionary (ACD), CLDF v2.0

  • In Polish, dative singular of rano

    as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

  • In meu, water; juice; liquid

    as a wordAustronesian Comparative Dictionary (ACD), CLDF v2.0

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

How to address them(machine-generated)

Informalनमस्ते Ranu जी,Hi Ranu, (English)

A formal English salutation is built on the surname, so it needs a full name — on its own, a first name only supports the informal form.

Evidence(measured from records)

Attested in 32 sources across 17 countries.

Official registers attesting Ranu
CountryRegisterYearCountRank
IN Indianaampy — India given names from state electoral rolls (in-rolls)19942.6K—
IN Indianaampy — India given names from state electoral rolls (in-rolls)19932.6K—
IN Indianaampy — India given names from state electoral rolls (in-rolls)19952.3K—
IN Indianaampy — India given names from state electoral rolls (in-rolls)19922.3K—
IN Indianaampy — India given names from state electoral rolls (in-rolls)19912K—
IN Indianaampy — India given names from state electoral rolls (in-rolls)19901.9K—
IN Indianaampy — India given names from state electoral rolls (in-rolls)19891.8K—
IN Indianaampy — India given names from state electoral rolls (in-rolls)19881.5K—
IN Indianaampy — India given names from state electoral rolls (in-rolls)19961.5K—
IN Indianaampy — India given names from state electoral rolls (in-rolls)19871.4K—
IN Indianaampy — India given names from state electoral rolls (in-rolls)19861.2K—
IN Indianaampy — India given names from state electoral rolls (in-rolls)19851.2K—

Reference works 4

  • The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland
  • Nederlandse FamilienamenBank (Dutch surname bank; ex-Meertens Instituut, now CBG)2007
  • Wikipedia surname tokens
  • Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)

These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.

Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.

Frequently asked questions

How do you pronounce Ranu?
A machine transcription gives /ɹənu/ (IPA) for Hindi.
What does the name Ranu mean?
Recorded meaning: , (Ard) ; Rama (ib), cf.
Is Ranu a male or female name?
Ranu is a female name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.
In which country does Ranu have the most bearers?
Mondonomo estimates about 894 thousand people named Rana in Bangladesh, more than in any other country we hold.
How common is the name Ranu?
In India, the national register counted 303,414 people named Rana, about 1 in 4.4 thousand residents.
How common is Ranu compared with other names?
In Bangladesh, Ranu is the 17th most common surname of 12,312 surnames recorded there.

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About this data

measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated

These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.

Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.

Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.

Cite this page Mondonomo, “Ranu” — the 17th most common surname in Bangladesh. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.

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