Arama Surname

19,308th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28,472 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mali
Highest density in:
Mali

Arama Surname User-submission:

The Arama surname comes from a little village Arama in Spain (Basque country). Jews used to adopt as a surname the city where they came from.

Arama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mali15,2301:1,114125
Burkina Faso5,3981:3,400419
Moldova1,7731:2,009241
Romania1,5011:13,3761,714
Algeria1,3241:29,1785,325
Kenya5721:80,7347,443
India3671:2,090,09670,731
Yemen3621:72,9985,049
France2331:285,07643,747
Nigeria2301:770,18634,704
Iran1811:424,21326,676
Russia1631:884,19170,663
Turkey1391:559,86630,777
United States1141:3,179,464183,182
Papua New Guinea1021:79,93810,532
Ukraine631:722,58275,033
Israel621:138,02614,788
Spain591:792,40732,853
New Zealand521:87,08312,256
Canada481:767,61660,775
Philippines451:2,249,738125,194
Indonesia451:2,938,871165,726
Ivory Coast441:524,34616,367
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Australia381:710,41347,396
Uganda351:1,115,40846,348
Cameroon331:629,36647,277
Venezuela191:1,589,68820,788
England191:2,932,529101,561
Greece151:738,65380,079
Chile151:1,174,43221,998
Liberia151:293,90216,977
Finland151:366,44725,366
Argentina111:3,885,765145,016
Italy101:6,115,669111,715
Ecuador91:1,767,31620,027
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Bulgaria61:1,163,15137,744
Cook Islands61:3,030708
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Nepal41:7,120,23914,461
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

The alternate forms: Aramă (620) & Aramà (1) are calculated separately.

Arama (4,178) may also be a first name.

Arama Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Arama surname comes from a little village Arama in Spain (Basque country). Jews used to adopt as a surname the city where they came from.

- rhmuchnik

Arama Last Name Facts

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

The surname Arama (Arabic: لعرامي, Georgian: არამა, Hindi: अरमा, Marathi: अरमा, Oriya: ଆରାମା, Russian: Арама) occurs more in Mali more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Aramă or Aramà. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Arama? popularity and diffusion

Arama is the 19,308th most numerous last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 255,955 people. The surname Arama is predominantly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Arama reside; 73 percent reside in West Africa and 56 percent reside in Mande Africa. Arama is also the 107,394th most frequently occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 4,178 people.

Arama is most common in Mali, where it is held by 15,230 people, or 1 in 1,114. Besides Mali this surname exists in 70 countries. It is also found in Burkina Faso, where 19 percent are found and Moldova, where 6 percent are found.

Arama Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Arama has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Arama last name grew 2,280 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Arama Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Orthodox (80%) in Russia, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Arama last name are 9.93% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 63.16% being registered with the political party.

The amount Arama earn in different countries varies greatly. In Colombia they earn 29.42% less than the national average, earning $16,024,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 26.8% more than the national average, earning $54,713 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.21% less than the national average, earning $44,116 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aramă93620/
Aramà931/
Garama915,694/
Aramma91762/
Harama91652/
Arrama91487/
Aramay91407/
Asrama91397/
Aramaz91323/
Argama91135/
Aramah91122/
Aratma91100/
Ajrama9197/
Arhama9195/
Aramat9176/
Airama9160/
Aramas9157/
Aramad9145/
Atrama9131/
Aramai9121/
Aramaa9119/
Aurama9115/
Arauma9114/
Arasma9113/
Aarama9112/
Arahma915/
Araima915/
Arzama914/
Aramga913/
Aramoa913/
Aerama912/
Aramea912/
Aramau911/
Aramha911/
Ahrama911/
Areama911/
Araama911/
Aramap911/
Gayrama83653/
Garamay83477/
Aramaid83468/
Arhamah83432/
Atramah83420/
Gaurama83380/
Hasrama83327/
Ajramah83318/
Haramat83284/
Aramash83259/
Harrama83173/
Haurama83141/
Haramai83134/
Arramma83130/
Garamma83111/
Haramah8374/
Gairama8372/
Arahama8356/
Hairama8349/
Haramas8345/
Garamaj8333/
Earamma8331/
Haramma8331/
Arhamad8331/
Auramaa8331/
Arrahma8326/
Airamaa8323/
Haramad8318/
Aramaja8318/
Haramau8314/
Haramaj8312/
Ahramad8311/
Arammah8311/
Aaramah838/
Arahmah837/
Garrama837/
Arasmaa837/
Aaramaa837/
Athrama836/
Harhama836/
Arhamaa836/
Garauma835/
Arameau835/
Aramaya834/
Arhamat834/
Haramap834/
Garamai834/
Aramach834/
Ahtrama834/
Auramma833/
Garaama833/
Auramat833/
Aramadh833/
Arasmas833/
Garaima832/
Aaramad832/
Aramatt832/
Aaramas832/
Haramaa832/
Haramać832/
Arramay832/
Gajrama831/
Aatrama831/
Aaraema831/
Aaramat831/
Atramau831/
Atramma831/
Asramat831/
Asramma831/
Harayma831/
Haramaz831/
Garamaa831/
Airamoa831/
Ajramad831/
Aaramma831/
Arramah831/
Haramha831/
Arammaz831/
Hearama831/
Ahramma831/
Aramais830/
Erama8023,784/
Arami805,518/
Arame803,851/
Aroma803,569/
Orama802,914/
Aramo80721/
Arema80657/
Aramy8062/
Aramí801/
Gauramma774,100/
Arrahmah77122/
Gairamma77112/
Airasmaa7773/
Aurasmaa7730/
Gargamma7728/
Garamgai7727/
Haramach7726/
Hasramaj7726/
Gauraama7714/
Haramaha7713/
Arramach779/
Harahama776/
Haramais776/
Gayramma774/
Haramasz774/
Arammach774/
Garaamma773/
Garramma773/
Aaramash773/
Gaaramma772/
Araamaid772/
Arammash772/
Aramaids772/
Earramma771/
Haramauj771/
Aatraama771/
Aharamad771/
Araimaya771/
Asramath771/
Athramma771/
Gargamah771/
Harhamaa771/
Gauramai771/
Airamaya771/
Araaamad771/
Araimait771/
Aharamma771/
Aharamas771/
Harramaj771/
Hasramat771/
Oramas739,031/
Arhoma734,260/
Garoma734,079/
Harami732,866/
Garami731,569/
Aramis731,237/
Orasma731,143/
Argame73853/
Garame73610/
Eramma73570/
Aromaa73529/
Arasme73466/
Arrami73433/
Oramat73407/
Harame73287/
Araumi73279/
Arhame73271/
Aramiz73249/
Arrame73241/
Harema73230/
Aruoma73208/
Auramo73191/
Arhami73161/
Gorama73142/
Araimo73138/
Haramy73136/
Aromah73132/
Eraema73126/
Aramiy73125/
Ahrami73122/
Airoma73115/
Arzami73109/
Arramy73108/
Araimi73100/
Oramah7396/
Airami7389/
Aromas7386/
Aarami7385/
Haroma7369/
Eramah7365/
Garamy7357/
Ajrami7350/
Airamo7348/
Airema7347/
Aarame7341/
Asrami7338/
Arohma7336/
Ereama7334/
Aramiş7334/
Arasmo7333/
Arouma7332/
Herama7331/
Errama7329/
Arahmi7326/
Ourama7326/
Horama7325/
Arameh7324/
Erhama7323/
Eramaa7322/
Arames7321/
Haramo7321/
Ayrami7320/
Aramer7318/
Asroma7315/
Oramaa7315/
Aratmi7315/
Oramai7315/
Aromay7313/
Aromaz7312/
Aromat7312/
Aaramo7311/
Aurema7311/
Aramos7310/
Areima7310/
Aramoy739/
Aremaa739/
Eraama738/
Aramou738/
Atrame737/
Garamo737/
Aramoi737/
Araume737/
Auroma737/
Ahramo737/
Aramey737/
Aramid737/
Garamj736/
Arroma736/
Argamo736/
Aramod735/
Aramio735/
Aurame735/
Oramma734/
Oreama734/
Arramo734/
Aramoz734/
Aremma733/
Aramgo733/
Aramee733/
Arooma733/
O'Rama733/
Atrami733/
Aremah733/
Aramet733/
Aramyo733/
Areema733/
Aramez733/
Aramit732/
Haramj732/
Aurami732/
Araumo732/
Ehrama732/
Arzamy732/
Aromai732/
Argami732/
Argoma732/
Asrame732/
Aramed731/
Otrama731/
Orrama731/
Orauma731/
Eerama731/
Aroema731/
Aramep731/
Aramge731/
Aramoj731/
Aremay731/
Arhamo731/
Araymo731/
Aramhe731/
Atramo731/
Garamé731/
Eirama731/
Ahrema731/
Airame731/
Arrema731/
Arayme731/
Aramei731/
Aramgi731/
Aramhi731/
Aramie731/
Aramih731/
Arasmi731/
Arahmy731/
Arahme731/
Aramij731/
Erauma731/
Asramy731/
Arameu731/
Aramui731/
Areuma731/
Garamahah715/
Arrammach713/
Harramach712/
Gauraamma711/
Hara'mays711/
Gargammah711/
Aitramahe711/
Airaahama711/
Aairahama711/
Arahaimoa711/
Arraheema711/
Ahthramah711/
Ahthramay711/
Eeramma673,906/
Aramesh673,345/
Arzouma671,683/
Aramish671,099/
Erramma67976/
Ourahma67485/
Haramis67465/
Harrami67458/
Gourama67415/
Aharame67289/
Arohmah67244/
Hasrami67205/
Garouma67169/
Aromait67161/
Ajrameh67153/
Errahma67138/
Harrame67136/
Aitrami67136/
Haromah67132/
Harouma67121/
Harames6794/
Haaramo6788/
Haramuj6780/
Orasmaa6776/
Herrama6772/
D'Aroma6761/
Horamad6755/
Garrame6753/
Ohramaa6753/
Aaremaa6742/
Goramma6742/
Huirama6736/
Horamah6735/
Aroumay6733/
Auraemo6732/
Aramich6729/
Șaramet6729/
Arrohma6728/
Arhouma6726/
Haramou6725/
Aaremma6723/
Orasmas6723/
Haremma6722/
Atramiz6720/
Aharamy6720/
Haromay6719/
Gargoma6718/
Arrahmi6716/
Auremaa6715/
Aramieh6715/
Ouramaa6715/
Haramit6714/
Aruomah6714/
Hgarami6713/
Hairami6713/
Aarhami6713/
Harramo6712/
Heramai6711/
Hajrami6710/
Haurami6710/
Airamou6710/
Ahremaa6710/
Oramass679/
Haramiy678/
Haramme678/
Ehramaa678/
Auromaa678/
Garamiy677/
Haramee677/
Airemah677/
Gahrami676/
Eraamma676/
Haraami676/
Gargami676/
Airomaa676/
Euramaa676/
Haarami675/
Hatrami675/
Araimou675/
Areameh675/
Eiramma674/
Haramod674/
Haramer674/
Gaarami674/
Gahramy674/
Harzami674/
Garaami673/
Arremma673/
Gorrama673/
Garamoi673/
Haramet673/
Harahmi673/
Horamaj673/
Goramay673/
Eraemai673/
Erahama673/
Auremma673/
Arhomaa673/
Gaurame673/
Goramau673/
Heirama673/
Oraimai673/
Haramoj672/
Horamas672/
Arhuoma672/
Erramah672/
Arheima672/
Garameh672/
Haramie672/
Haramio672/
Ourrama672/
Arhamis672/
Orramat672/
Heerama671/
Eeramaa671/
Erramai671/
Ereamma671/
Haramid671/
Hareima671/
Aatrame671/
Ahraimy671/
Ahreima671/
Aramets671/
Aramiss671/
Aramych671/
Arhammi671/
Asreima671/
Gaurami671/
Haraymi671/
Haraumi671/
Haramgi671/
Gargamo671/
Horamau671/
Horasma671/
Hourama671/
Heramay671/
Hauramo671/
Orzamea671/
Ouraima671/
Harramy671/
Hajramy671/
Hareema671/
Haremai671/
Haremaj671/
Haramey671/
Haramiz671/
Haramoh671/
Haramos671/
Garamei671/
Garamou671/
Garaumj671/
Garaime671/
Garrami671/
Gauramo671/
Goramai671/
Hahrami671/
Hairame671/
Eramaha671/
Gaarame671/
Erramha671/
Aitrame671/
Airouma671/
Aharamo671/
A'Aramo671/
Areimas671/
Argouma671/
Arhaime671/
Arommah671/
Aroumat671/
Araymou671/
Aramech671/
Aramedh671/
Aramisz671/
Arasmys671/
Erhamah671/
Arramou671/
Haraimi671/
Arratmi671/
Eirahma671/
Gargame671/
Ahremah671/
Arzaimi671/
Arraimi671/
Aromauh671/
Arameez671/
Garaimi671/
Horamai671/
Horayma671/
Hargame670/

Arama Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Arama in the Georgian language
არამაarama-
Arama in the Hindi language
अरमाarama33.33
आरामाarama25.93
आरमाarama25.93
अरामाarama9.26
आरामarama3.7
ारामाarama1.85
Arama in the Oriya language
ଆରାମାarama25.45
ଏରାମାerama23.64
ଆରମାarama18.18
ଅରମାarama16.36
ଆରାମarama5.45
ଏରାମerama5.45
ଆରମାାaramaa1.82
ଆାମାaama1.82
Arama in the Marathi language
अरमाarama23.08
एरमाerama23.08
अरामाarama15.38
अरशदarasada7.69
अरमेाaramea7.69
आरमाarama7.69
अरमानaramana7.69
अेारमाaearama7.69
Arama in the Russian language
Арамаarama-
Arama in the Arabic language
لعراميlramy-

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