# Ranta

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**Ranta** is a [Finnish language](/source/Finnish_language) surname of [Laine type](/source/Laine_type), literally meaning "coast", "shore" or "beach". People with the surname include:

- [Anna Ranta](/source/Anna_Ranta), professor of neurology in New Zealand
- [Aulis Ranta-Muotio](/source/Aulis_Ranta-Muotio) (born 1946), Finnish politician
- [Esko Ranta](/source/Esko_Ranta) (born 1947), Finnish footballer
- [Helena Ranta](/source/Helena_Ranta) (born 1946), Finnish forensic dentist
- [Kristian Ranta](/source/Kristian_Ranta) (born 1981), Finnish heavy metal guitarist
- [Maarit Feldt-Ranta](/source/Maarit_Feldt-Ranta) (1968–2019), Finnish politician
- [Roope Ranta](/source/Roope_Ranta) (born 1988), Finnish ice hockey player
- [Sampo Ranta](/source/Sampo_Ranta) (born 2000), Finnish ice hockey player
- [Vesa Ranta](/source/Vesa_Ranta) (born 1973), Finnish drummer
- [Ville Ranta](/source/Ville_Ranta) (born 1978), Finnish visual artist

## See also

- [Rantanen](/source/Rantanen), the corresponding [Virtanen type](/source/Virtanen_type) surname

- Ranta (Hungarian: *Ránta*), a village in [Bogata](/source/Bogata,_Mure%C8%99) Commune, Mureș County, Romania

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