Oram Surname

6,140th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 92,208 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Oram Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at the Enclosure on the River-Bank [Old English óra, a bank, shore + ham(m, a piece of land, enclosure] Owram, Yorks, is Oure in Domesday Book. An Orhcœm occurs in a 10th-cent. Berkshire charter.

Oram Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India82,3951:9,310777
England3,8651:14,4162,125
United States2,3981:151,15115,537
Canada1,2041:30,6033,998
Australia7271:37,1334,873
New Zealand3381:13,3972,320
Wales3011:10,2811,139
Scotland1551:34,5413,395
Turkey1221:637,88133,648
Hong Kong701:104,7931,905
South Africa691:785,18453,751
Jamaica661:43,4842,689
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
Philippines571:1,776,109113,042
Nigeria541:3,280,42199,135
Papua New Guinea391:209,07028,870
Germany291:2,776,050134,833
Netherlands231:734,22557,169
Iraq211:1,667,69816,789
Poland201:1,900,43796,203
Lebanon191:296,68910,035
Isle of Man181:4,7681,008
France171:3,907,219231,005
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Czechia81:1,329,18491,312
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
United States Virgin Islands71:15,7682,111
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland191:233,15110,389
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4261:117,88411,557

Oram (529) may also be a first name.

Oram Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at the Enclosure on the River-Bank [Old English óra, a bank, shore + ham(m, a piece of land, enclosure] Owram, Yorks, is Oure in Domesday Book. An Orhcœm occurs in a 10th-cent. Berkshire charter.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Mr. Ferguson derives it from an old German word signifying weak, but it is more probably local. A family of De Horeham in the XIV. century took their name from an estate so called at Waldron, co. Sussex. Owram in Halifax, co. York, may possibly be the source.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Owram; a location name in Yorkshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Oram Last Name Facts

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

Oram (Hindi: ओराम, Marathi: ओरम, Oriya: ଓରାମ, Russian: Орам) is most common in India. It can appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Oram? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,140th most commonly held family name globally It is held by around 1 in 79,034 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 90 percent of Oram live; 89 percent live in South Asia and 89 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Oram is also the 366,789th most prevalent first name worldwide, borne by 529 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in India, where it is held by 82,395 people, or 1 in 9,310. In India it is most prevalent in: Odisha, where 99 percent are found, Telangana, where 0 percent are found and West Bengal, where 0 percent are found. Apart from India it exists in 66 countries. It also occurs in England, where 4 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.

Oram Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Oram has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Oram last name grew 563 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 95 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Oram Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Anglican (79%) in Ireland and Syriac Orthodox (88%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Oram last name are 14.3% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.07% registered with the political party.

The amount Oram earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 165.34% more than the national average, earning 918,283 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 20.89% more than the national average, earning R 287,280 per year; in United States they earn 8.75% more than the national average, earning $46,924 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.23% less than the national average, earning $46,590 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Horam891,186/
Goram891,139/
Orahm89478/
Orame8967/
Orham8944/
Oramg8929/
Osram8922/
Otram8916/
Oraim8910/
Ouram898/
Orram898/
Ooram897/
Orgam896/
Ojram895/
Oream895/
Oramm894/
Oiram893/
O'Ram892/
Orzam892/
Oraam891/
Oramn891/
Ohram891/
Oğram891/
Oyram891/
Gorham8014,409/
Outram802,550/
Gouram80957/
Oraham80305/
Gorram80152/
Goraum8027/
Hotram8026/
Hoyram8023/
Orasme8021/
Goiram8020/
Horame8017/
Horaim8016/
Gorahm8012/
Goream8012/
Orhamn8012/
Orhaim808/
Gooram807/
Hoeram806/
Goraam805/
Othram805/
Orasem804/
Horham803/
Goramm803/
Ourham802/
Goraim801/
Ourgam801/
Gorgam801/
Horram801/
Orgaam801/
Hooram801/
Huoram801/
Hoiram801/
Oraume801/
Oreame801/
Goyram801/
Oerham800/
Aram7520,706/
Oran7515,277/
Eram755,036/
Uram754,271/
Orom752,153/
Orañ751/
Áram751/
Gourram731,833/
Outtram7388/
Hothram739/
Oramová738/
Goorram738/
Orassim733/
Gourham732/
Oramova732/
Orachim732/
Gorrham731/
Orahaim731/
Horasim731/
Horasme731/
Horatym731/
Hoyrame731/
Gourgam731/
Gooyram731/
Oraheem731/
Ouraham731/
Outhram730/
Hourham730/
Orain67110,852/
Atram6771,792/
Orhan6770,099/
Orang6761,505/
Horan6731,086/
Haram679,040/
Organ678,874/
Erram676,163/
Goran674,819/
Arram674,177/
Guram674,135/
Arham673,923/
Arame673,851/
Ahram673,350/
Garam672,983/
Heram672,290/
Orzan671,984/
Orand671,670/
Ohran671,390/
Arzam671,144/
Orane67496/
Orome67426/
Gorom67421/
Aaram67354/
Asram67196/
Araim67193/
Orean67180/
Argam67174/
Erham67161/
Eeram67149/
Uraim67126/
Ouran67118/
Urame67108/
Auram6799/
Orant6796/
Oyran6791/
Orayn6780/
Huram6778/
Oraun6777/
Ourom6769/
Utram6761/
Ehram6759/
Orrom6750/
Uraum6743/
Osran6739/
Orran6738/
Araam6735/
Orțan6735/
Oraan6729/
Aeram6723/
Euram6722/
Arahm6721/
Uuram6715/
Urram6712/
Ooran679/
Uream679/
Aream678/
Uramm678/
Orann677/
Otrom677/
Urham676/
Araum676/
O'Ran675/
Eraam675/
Eream675/
Usram675/
Uoran675/
Uraym674/
Uhram674/
Orđan674/
Orhom674/
Aramm673/
Otran673/
Oranh673/
Orgom673/
Oroum673/
Uraam673/
Eraim672/
Eramm672/
Oreim672/
Horom672/
Ojran672/
Aramt672/
Uiram671/
Oroom671/
Orahn671/
Horracem671/
Uorom671/
Oreum671/
Horań671/
Oraschem671/
Orañe671/
Oromn671/
Oreym671/
Aïram671/
Araym671/
Orotm671/
Ourraham671/
Oerom671/
Arasm671/
Aramg671/
Aramh671/
Aramn671/
Ohrom670/

Oram Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Oram in the Oriya language
ଓରାମorama97.44
ଓରାମ୍oram0.36
ଓରାମାorama0.06
ଓରମorama0.04
ଉରାମurama0.02
ସମାsama0.01
ସାମsama0.01
େସାମାesama0
ଆଲାମalama0
ରଣାrana0
ଆରତିarati0
ରାଏra'e0
ରାନିrani0
େଯମାeyama0
ଚାମାcama0
ରବିrabi0
େହମehama0
ଅରାମarama0
ଏରନerana0
ଓରମାorama0
ରାମrama0
ୋରାମorama0
ଓରାଂoram0
Oram in the Marathi language
ओरमorama68.97
फ़ोरमforama17.82
ओरामorama12.07
ऑरमorama1.15
Oram in the Hindi language
ओरामorama50
ओरमorama43.75
ओ्रमorama6.25
Oram in the Russian language
Орамoram-

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