Cram Surname

55,716th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,111 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Cram Surname Definition:

CRAM, Cramb: Surnames of Perthshire and vicinity. Shortened forms of Crambie, which see. William Cramme, charter witness, 1511 (RAA., II, 520). James Cramb, chaplain in Perth, 1523 (Milne, p. 89). Thomas Crame, tailor in Edinburgh, 1610 (Edinb.

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Cram Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,6441:54,5546,512
Australia7851:34,3894,524
England5191:107,35711,205
Canada5101:72,2468,213
Scotland1611:33,2543,301
Cambodia1101:140,7922,693
New Zealand931:48,6927,903
Germany521:1,548,18292,602
France411:1,620,066149,911
Netherlands291:582,31651,332
South Africa241:2,257,40496,432
Mexico161:7,757,88835,569
Belgium141:821,18966,436
Wales141:221,03813,576
Uruguay141:245,12618,218
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Taiwan71:3,349,24920,155
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3791:64,3157,406
Scotland1831:20,4552,022
Wales221:71,2923,399
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,6391:30,6403,697

Cram (122) may also be a first name.

Cram Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

CRAM, Cramb: Surnames of Perthshire and vicinity. Shortened forms of Crambie, which see. William Cramme, charter witness, 1511 (RAA., II, 520). James Cramb, chaplain in Perth, 1523 (Milne, p. 89). Thomas Crame, tailor in Edinburgh, 1610 (Edinb. Marr.). Four of the name are recorded in the Commissariot Record of Dunblane from 1700.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(English, Scottish) One who came from Crambe (the bends), in Yorkshire; one who came from Crombie (crooked place), in Banffshire.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

(German.) From kram, a retail shop.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Cram Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cram (Arabic: كرام, Hindi: सीराम) is found most in The United States. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Cram? popularity and diffusion

The last name Cram is the 55,716th most frequently held last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 799,862 people. The surname Cram occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 78 percent of Cram reside; 77 percent reside in North America and 77 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 844,248th most frequent first name world-wide, held by 122 people.

It is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 6,644 people, or 1 in 54,554. In The United States Cram is most common in: California, where 10 percent live, Texas, where 6 percent live and Nevada, where 5 percent live. Besides The United States this surname exists in 47 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 9 percent live and England, where 6 percent live.

Cram Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Cram has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Cram surname increased 405 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 137 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it contracted 12 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 36 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cram Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Cram last name are 11.84% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 58.61% registered with the party.

The amount Cram earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 3.36% more than the national average, earning R 245,616 per year; in United States they earn 1.93% less than the national average, earning $42,315 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.82% more than the national average, earning $53,073 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Crame891,702/
Cramm891,533/
Cream891,045/
Scram89129/
Chram8917/
Craim8910/
Cramt892/
Craam892/
Craum891/
Cramn891/
Crham891/
Cramg891/
Cramk890/
Schram8012,094/
Cramme80237/
Cramng80196/
Creame8073/
Chraim8062/
Cratem8025/
Scramm8018/
Craham8012/
Cramne8010/
Chramm806/
Cracim801/
Chrram801/
Chraím801/
Chraïm801/
Scrham800/
Crayme800/
Cratim800/
Kram757,165/
Cran752,596/
Crom751,271/
Sram75821/
Šram75139/
Qram7542/
Jram7526/
Zram7513/
Schramm7360,437/
Chraime738/
Craitem738/
Schraum736/
Schraam734/
Crahaim732/
Schrahm731/
Schramd731/
Schrram731/
Xchramm731/
Crane6778,842/
Crain6725,823/
Croom676,123/
Crean675,241/
Kramm675,113/
Shram672,931/
Crome671,696/
Kraim671,399/
Craun671,307/
Schramme671,081/
Szram671,069/
Crang67994/
Crann67934/
Crand67414/
Cromm67313/
Crant67295/
Kream67289/
Krame67214/
Chrom67211/
Craan67201/
Krahm67176/
Khram67109/
Kraam6786/
Kraum6759/
Crhan6743/
Creim6730/
Croum6730/
Scrom6716/
Kraym6714/
Crayn6712/
Quram6711/
Krram679/
Tzram679/
Šramm676/
Sraam674/
Cromn674/
Sraum674/
Qraym674/
Crahn673/
Sream673/
Srham673/
Schreamm672/
Srame672/
Srgam672/
Cromk672/
Jraam672/
Djram672/
Zrgam672/
Jhram672/
Krham671/
Jream671/
Cromt671/
Cschramm671/
Cranh671/
Schramdt671/
Srahm671/
Sraim671/
Sramm671/
Hzram671/
Kramk671/
Ckrom671/
Schrammm671/
Zhram671/
Hsram671/
Hjram671/
Kkram671/
Crgan670/
Crran670/
Jraim670/

Cram Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Cram in the Hindi language
सीरामsirama-
Cram in the Arabic language
كرامkram-

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