Ram Surname

83rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,316,976 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Ram Surname Definition:

(Teutonic) 1 a nickname and sign-name from the Ram [Old English ram(m = Dutch ram = Ger. ramm] Geoffrey le Ram.—Hund. Rolls, A.D. 1274.

William atte Ramme.—Fine-Rolls, A.D. 1320-1.

2 Raven [Old English hrœm(n-O.H.Ger. hram(m (Middle High German ram(m] 3 the O.

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Ram Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India7,228,6011:1066
Pakistan26,6291:6,709567
Fiji7,6981:11611
United States5,4021:67,0977,817
United Arab Emirates4,6581:1,967244
Iran3,5921:21,3762,718
England3,2601:17,0912,465
Cambodia3,1841:4,864702
Madagascar3,1041:7,6191,529
Sri Lanka3,0701:6,778993
Egypt2,4711:37,2063,868
Saudi Arabia2,3851:12,9371,813
Qatar1,7661:1,33599
Israel1,7381:4,924727
Canada1,5651:23,5443,196
Malaysia1,3901:21,2191,967
Oman1,3581:2,716408
Mauritius1,3531:95695
Guyana1,1341:67276
Australia1,0141:26,6233,622
Kuwait9061:4,195558
Netherlands8481:19,9143,141
New Zealand8051:5,625919
Bangladesh7211:221,0227,250
Trinidad and Tobago6991:1,951331
South Africa6101:88,81610,886
Singapore5181:10,633545
Russia5041:285,95829,568
Ghana4851:55,7135,980
Bahrain4701:2,869480
Indonesia4211:314,13127,649
Afghanistan3811:84,3922,371
Morocco3411:101,10317,469
Taiwan3071:76,367779
Thailand2811:251,38242,688
Germany2391:336,84333,164
Hong Kong2391:30,692530
Mexico2381:521,5399,200
Spain2191:213,48014,387
Austria2021:42,1566,762
Papua New Guinea1571:51,9356,528
France1481:448,80264,499
Philippines1461:693,41270,840
Greece1241:89,35315,110
Sweden1051:93,7796,818
Scotland1001:53,5384,539
Argentina931:459,60734,406
Suriname891:6,2091,452
Nepal761:374,7493,875
Italy731:837,76364,881
Iraq581:603,8229,381
Portugal571:182,7767,697
Dominican Republic461:226,8038,136
Brazil431:4,978,473128,213
Poland421:904,97068,062
Botswana391:56,07510,323
Belgium371:310,72035,739
Kazakhstan351:505,21437,000
Uzbekistan271:1,145,52421,534
Denmark251:225,78917,947
Libya251:249,7591,033
Sudan251:1,500,4083,610
Solomon Islands241:24,1684,782
Ukraine231:1,979,248140,199
China221:62,150,9803,380
Nigeria221:8,051,944174,166
Switzerland221:373,31428,226
Belarus211:452,43144,053
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Norway211:244,87126,357
Ireland201:235,4479,345
Barbados181:15,969956
Venezuela181:1,678,00421,578
Wales171:182,03112,022
Myanmar161:3,246,124792
Uganda151:2,602,61975,106
Jordan141:631,60313,893
Azerbaijan121:804,09413,104
Japan121:10,653,69145,407
Marshall Islands121:4,318834
Jamaica111:260,9046,695
Tanzania111:4,812,87455,358
Hungary101:981,62846,877
Chile91:1,957,38629,026
Togo91:805,3086,372
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Guatemala81:2,010,3346,458
Lithuania81:379,32417,382
Panama81:489,0328,962
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Cameroon71:2,967,010123,373
Syria71:2,757,28911,022
Algeria61:6,438,59253,709
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
Maldives61:67,3622,983
Tunisia61:101,77114,710
Yemen61:4,404,21618,907
Honduras51:1,763,2885,823
South Korea51:10,248,0511,694
Bhutan41:154,010967
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
Macau41:150,408604
Malta41:107,5681,849
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Saint Kitts and Nevis41:13,800846
South Sudan41:2,853,7691,758
Turkmenistan41:1,372,2786,164
Uruguay41:857,94031,713
Armenia31:976,72713,552
Bolivia31:3,538,81111,393
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Liberia31:1,469,51238,766
Romania31:6,692,62378,504
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Turks and Caicos Islands31:11,443596
Andorra21:41,9191,654
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Cuba21:5,761,35813,825
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
El Salvador21:3,171,9446,376
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Lesotho21:1,016,27921,693
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Belize11:355,4743,977
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Tonga11:107,313791
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
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PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1731:140,89812,691
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

The alternate forms: Rám (8) are calculated separately.

Ram (5,743,068) may also be a first name.

Ram Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Teutonic) 1 a nickname and sign-name from the Ram [Old English ram(m = Dutch ram = Ger. ramm] Geoffrey le Ram.—Hund. Rolls, A.D. 1274.

William atte Ramme.—Fine-Rolls, A.D. 1320-1.

2 Raven [Old English hrœm(n-O.H.Ger. hram(m (Middle High German ram(m] 3 the O.Scand. pers. name Ramm-r = Strong, Mighty [Old Norse ramm-r] Ram.—Domesday-Book.

— Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

1. From the animal, like Bull, Hart, &c. 2. Mr. Ferguson derives it from O.-High German, ram, O.-Norse, ramr, strong, vigorous, which enters into the compounds Bertram, Ingram, &c. H.R. Le Ram.

— Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Le Ram is found in H.R.; but this name may sometimes be from O. High German ram, Old Norse ramr, strong, vigorous; and perhaps sometimes a nickname of Rambert.

— Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Richard de Ariete (Ram), Normandy t. John (Mem. Soc. Ant. Norm. y. 103). Ram or Rainy is mentioned in Normandy (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae).

— The Norman People (1874)

Ram: The entry “Thomas atte Ram” among the muniments in the London Guildhall shows that the Ram was a sign.

— Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

User-submitted Reference

Sri Ram was the king of Ayodhya in the epic Ramayana. He was one of the ten incantations of Vishnu. Diwali is celebrated in lieu of his successful return from Sri Lanka, after defeating Ravana. Sri Ram is widely regarded as a supreme Deity or god. It is used by some Hindus as a dedication to him. In the Varna-Vyavastha (or cast system of India), Vaishyas (businesses man class) and Shudras (care taking class, such as farmers, hoons, kushans or jats etc.) take this surname. In Sanskrit the word ramniya comes from ram, which means 'pleasing' or 'beautiful'.

Ram is a frequent surname which is used as a prefix to a Hindu forename or entirely as a stand-alone surname. As a forename Ram is an personifier. For example, Anand-ram signifies 'joyous person'.

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Ram Political Affiliation
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Sample size: 1,192 (2014)

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Ram Last Name Facts

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

Ram (Arabic: عرام, Bengali: রাম, Georgian: რამ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺭﺍﻡ, Hindi: राम, Marathi: राम, Oriya: ରାମ, Russian: Рам, Tibetan: རམ་) occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Rám. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ram? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 83rd most frequently occurring family name internationally, held by around 1 in 996 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Ram reside; 99 percent reside in South Asia and 95 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Ram is also the 58th most frequently used given name world-wide, held by 5,743,068 people.

It is most prevalent in India, where it is carried by 7,228,601 people, or 1 in 106. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Bihar, where 31 percent reside, Rajasthan, where 17 percent reside and Uttar Pradesh, where 10 percent reside. Apart from India Ram exists in 165 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 0 percent reside and Fiji, where 0 percent reside.

Ram Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ram has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 20,007 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 1,884 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 500 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 850 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ram Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Ram last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland, Muslim (64%) in Russia, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Orthodox (71%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Ram last name are 13.05% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 66.28% registered with the political party.

The amount Ram earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 79.53% less than the national average, earning €6,146 per year; in Norway they earn 44.36% less than the national average, earning 192,566 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 10.21% more than the national average, earning R 261,912 per year; in United States they earn 9.69% more than the national average, earning $47,332 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.95% more than the national average, earning $52,640 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rám898/
Raam8637,348/
Rahm8625,153/
Ramm8615,127/
Rame869,380/
Ream868,351/
Raim863,361/
Raum863,165/
Ramn86581/
Raym86398/
Rajm86271/
Rasm86253/
Hram86227/
Rham86188/
Ramd86179/
Rram86111/
Ramt86100/
Ramq8648/
Ramg8625/
Ramh8624/
Ramå869/
Rgam866/
Ramø865/
Rzam864/
Ratm863/
Ramë863/
Raïm862/
Raìm861/
Rasim756,262/
Raham754,033/
Rayme752,607/
Ramme751,940/
Rasem751,933/
Ratim751,861/
Rhame75995/
Rahum75954/
Ramng75908/
Rasme75836/
Raime75606/
Reame75316/
Rheam75231/
Rhamn75221/
Racem75189/
Rhaim75178/
Ramne75165/
Raume75125/
Hramm75121/
Racim7598/
Ratem7588/
Ramdh7543/
Rhamh7542/
Hraum7529/
Ramkë7528/
Rasym7521/
Raame7517/
Rahym7517/
Hraym7514/
Hraim7512/
Raahm7510/
Ramnd759/
Raaim757/
Raihm757/
Rahhm757/
Hrame756/
Rhaym756/
Reamg755/
Rhamt755/
Ra'am755/
Rajmd754/
Rrame754/
Raamm753/
Ramck752/
Rhamm752/
Raumm752/
Raimk752/
Raãœm752/
Raamq752/
Rambp751/
Raimn751/
Raajm751/
Raamg751/
Rhamd751/
Ramqu751/
Rautm751/
Rathm751/
Ramhe751/
Ramën751/
Ramėn751/
Rahîm751/
Rahmh751/
Ramgh751/
Ramnå751/
Ratym751/
Raumt751/
Ramnh751/
Hraam751/
Raamc751/
Reamt751/
Ramhh751/
Rahtm751/
Raism751/
Hhram751/
Rhaum750/
Rahmm750/
Rream750/
Ran671,042,159/
Rom6720,733/
Rachim672,373/
Rassem671,041/
Rachem67991/
Rahaim67628/
Ramova67191/
Rhaume6791/
Rausim6773/
Raheim6769/
Raitem6767/
Raseem6762/
Rassim6740/
Rasiem6737/
Hratim6716/
Ramsås6714/
Raymnd679/
Raasim679/
Raitim678/
Rhaime677/
Rahaam676/
Rahcim676/
Rahamh676/
Ramowa675/
Raisem675/
Rheaum674/
Geeram674/
Rattem674/
Ramová674/
Rheame673/
Hraymm673/
Hraham672/
Rhamne672/
Rateem672/
Rahamm672/
Rahijm672/
Ramque672/
Raisim672/
Rahcem671/
Raheym671/
Raaimn671/
Raatim671/
Raumne671/
Rattim671/
Ramgne671/
Raytim671/
Hraime671/
Hrasim671/
H'Raym671/
Rajmeh671/
Ramgue671/
Róm671/
Rhahym671/
Raymme671/
Rasmth671/
Reamne670/
Reasem670/
Rreame670/
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Ram Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ram in the Georgian language
რამram-
Ram in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺭﺍﻡram-
Ram in the Marathi language
रामrama99.25
ामama0.07
रंram0
आमama0
अमama0
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Ram in the Bengali language
রামrama97.58
রাম্ram0.35
রম্ram0.04
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Ram in the Tibetan language
རམ་ram97.3
རཱམ་ram2.08
རམram0.27
རཱན་ren0.09
ལམ་lam0.04
རབ་rab0.04
ར་མ་rama0.04
རམ་་ram0.04
ཡམ་yam0.04
ཪམ་ram0.04
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Ram in the Hindi language
रामrama95.53
राम्ram0.03
रांram0
राम््ram0
डाँdam0
पंpam0
्रंram0
रम्ram0
श्रीsri0
एसesa0
आरara0
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Ram in the Oriya language
ରାମrama93.57
ରାମ୍ram2.71
ରମ୍ram0.07
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Ram in the Russian language
Рамram-
Ram in the Arabic language
عرامram-
رامram-

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