Rama Surname
Approximately 196,063 people bear this surname
Rama Surname User-submission:
This surname means 'descendant of Raghuvamsa', the epithet of the Hindu God Rama who is an incaranation of Lord Vishnu.
Rama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 84,128 | 1:9,118 | 755 |
| Nepal | 44,201 | 1:644 | 125 |
| Philippines | 12,844 | 1:7,882 | 717 |
| Kosovo | 6,883 | 1:271 | 27 |
| Albania | 5,840 | 1:499 | 32 |
| Madagascar | 5,045 | 1:4,688 | 965 |
| Spain | 4,838 | 1:9,664 | 1,142 |
| Indonesia | 4,324 | 1:30,585 | 3,598 |
| Kenya | 2,954 | 1:15,633 | 1,872 |
| Italy | 1,853 | 1:33,004 | 5,923 |
| United States | 1,497 | 1:242,124 | 23,116 |
| South Africa | 1,362 | 1:39,778 | 5,113 |
| Ethiopia | 1,288 | 1:75,735 | 7,282 |
| Brazil | 1,274 | 1:168,033 | 6,487 |
| France | 1,204 | 1:55,168 | 7,306 |
| Argentina | 1,110 | 1:38,508 | 3,235 |
| Egypt | 1,037 | 1:88,656 | 7,732 |
| Mauritius | 955 | 1:1,354 | 165 |
| Chad | 770 | 1:17,652 | 2,191 |
| United Arab Emirates | 770 | 1:11,899 | 1,477 |
| DR Congo | 691 | 1:106,917 | 11,858 |
| Greece | 666 | 1:16,636 | 2,317 |
| Portugal | 632 | 1:16,485 | 1,211 |
| England | 624 | 1:89,292 | 9,662 |
| Uruguay | 561 | 1:6,117 | 679 |
| Malaysia | 540 | 1:54,619 | 4,213 |
| Saudi Arabia | 517 | 1:59,682 | 8,852 |
| Papua New Guinea | 491 | 1:16,606 | 1,653 |
| Poland | 433 | 1:87,780 | 13,581 |
| Germany | 422 | 1:190,771 | 22,122 |
| Mexico | 414 | 1:299,822 | 6,763 |
| Morocco | 375 | 1:91,936 | 15,801 |
| Sri Lanka | 365 | 1:57,010 | 6,293 |
| Sweden | 349 | 1:28,214 | 2,303 |
| Fiji | 283 | 1:3,160 | 561 |
| Kuwait | 260 | 1:14,618 | 1,974 |
| Mali | 258 | 1:65,771 | 1,556 |
| Iran | 250 | 1:307,130 | 21,589 |
| Switzerland | 242 | 1:33,938 | 4,986 |
| Canada | 229 | 1:160,898 | 16,247 |
| Qatar | 197 | 1:11,970 | 1,310 |
| Pakistan | 183 | 1:976,196 | 12,817 |
| Russia | 180 | 1:800,684 | 65,710 |
| Singapore | 167 | 1:32,980 | 1,213 |
| Australia | 138 | 1:195,621 | 19,280 |
| New Zealand | 137 | 1:33,053 | 5,740 |
| Suriname | 115 | 1:4,805 | 1,070 |
| Cuba | 111 | 1:103,808 | 3,069 |
| North Macedonia | 100 | 1:21,015 | 2,828 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 99 | 1:13,778 | 1,793 |
| Nigeria | 96 | 1:1,845,237 | 66,383 |
| Bahrain | 88 | 1:15,325 | 3,085 |
| Venezuela | 82 | 1:368,342 | 7,849 |
| Zimbabwe | 80 | 1:192,978 | 22,657 |
| Belgium | 79 | 1:145,527 | 20,575 |
| Jordan | 74 | 1:119,492 | 7,632 |
| Netherlands | 73 | 1:231,331 | 30,466 |
| Luxembourg | 72 | 1:8,063 | 1,253 |
| Turkey | 70 | 1:1,111,735 | 48,540 |
| Slovenia | 67 | 1:37,129 | 7,003 |
| Niger | 66 | 1:290,788 | 8,823 |
| Austria | 65 | 1:131,007 | 17,994 |
| Thailand | 63 | 1:1,121,244 | 165,873 |
| Hong Kong | 56 | 1:130,991 | 2,371 |
| Uganda | 52 | 1:750,755 | 36,601 |
| Botswana | 50 | 1:43,739 | 8,388 |
| Norway | 47 | 1:109,410 | 14,618 |
| Latvia | 44 | 1:46,592 | 7,086 |
| Denmark | 43 | 1:131,272 | 11,828 |
| Guyana | 39 | 1:19,544 | 2,478 |
| Finland | 37 | 1:148,560 | 13,684 |
| Cameroon | 35 | 1:593,402 | 45,326 |
| Solomon Islands | 33 | 1:17,577 | 3,381 |
| Iraq | 31 | 1:1,129,731 | 13,630 |
| Tanzania | 27 | 1:1,960,800 | 47,770 |
| Guam | 25 | 1:6,405 | 908 |
| Montenegro | 25 | 1:25,583 | 2,408 |
| Taiwan | 24 | 1:976,864 | 6,814 |
| Chile | 22 | 1:800,749 | 17,445 |
| Peru | 21 | 1:1,513,530 | 22,524 |
| Afghanistan | 20 | 1:1,607,659 | 12,727 |
| Palestine | 16 | 1:284,303 | 10,570 |
| Sudan | 16 | 1:2,344,387 | 4,438 |
| Serbia | 12 | 1:595,412 | 21,526 |
| Kazakhstan | 11 | 1:1,607,500 | 79,317 |
| Aruba | 9 | 1:11,497 | 1,511 |
| Bangladesh | 9 | 1:17,706,308 | 13,537 |
| Mozambique | 9 | 1:3,029,063 | 2,946 |
| Rwanda | 9 | 1:1,262,775 | 2,632 |
| Scotland | 9 | 1:594,869 | 21,724 |
| Belarus | 8 | 1:1,187,632 | 77,603 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 8 | 1:442,050 | 13,608 |
| Croatia | 8 | 1:528,576 | 38,675 |
| Czechia | 7 | 1:1,519,067 | 97,842 |
| Yemen | 7 | 1:3,775,042 | 17,439 |
| Algeria | 6 | 1:6,438,592 | 53,709 |
| Ivory Coast | 6 | 1:3,845,205 | 48,272 |
| Panama | 6 | 1:652,043 | 10,051 |
| Syria | 6 | 1:3,216,837 | 11,326 |
| Ukraine | 6 | 1:7,587,116 | 277,111 |
| Burkina Faso | 5 | 1:3,670,420 | 19,318 |
| Oman | 5 | 1:737,594 | 6,889 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Saint Barthelemy | 4 | 1:2,404 | 44 |
| South Sudan | 4 | 1:2,853,769 | 1,758 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Azerbaijan | 3 | 1:3,216,374 | 32,290 |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 1:2,326,302 | 54,089 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| Bolivia | 2 | 1:5,308,217 | 12,400 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| Nicaragua | 2 | 1:3,010,545 | 7,383 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 9 | 1:2,708,374 | 73,770 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 62 | 1:809,979 | 50,387 |
The alternate forms: Ramá (2) are calculated separately.
Rama (2,248,387) may also be a first name.
Rama Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname means 'descendant of Raghuvamsa', the epithet of the Hindu God Rama who is an incaranation of Lord Vishnu.
- araghavanThis name has its roots in the Arabic language and means 'high place' - the name of the land Kaaba was built on.
- rama_sahemRama Demographics
Average Rama Salary in
United States
$50,425 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Rama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rama Come From? nationality or country of origin
Rama (Arabic: رامع, Bengali: রমা, Georgian: რამა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺭﺍﻣﺎ, Hindi: रामा, Marathi: रामा, Oriya: ରାମ, Russian: Рама, Tibetan: ར་མ་) is carried by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Ramá. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Rama? popularity and diffusion
The surname Rama is the 2,857th most frequently held last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 37,169 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 76 percent of Rama live; 66 percent live in South Asia and 66 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Rama is also the 257th most widespread first name in the world, held by 2,248,387 people.
The last name Rama is most commonly used in India, where it is held by 84,128 people, or 1 in 9,118. In India it is mostly found in: Tamil Nadu, where 28 percent reside, Gujarat, where 22 percent reside and Madhya Pradesh, where 15 percent reside. Barring India it is found in 146 countries. It is also found in Nepal, where 23 percent reside and The Philippines, where 7 percent reside.
Rama Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Rama has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Rama surname grew 2,415 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 6,933 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 900 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Rama Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Rama last name is chiefly Orthodox (77%) in Russia, Christian (51%) in Kenya, Maronite (50%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Rama last name are 3.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50.14% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Rama earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 49.06% less than the national average, earning €15,297 per year; in Norway they earn 42.28% less than the national average, earning 199,749 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 37.51% more than the national average, earning R 326,772 per year; in United States they earn 16.86% more than the national average, earning $50,425 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.24% more than the national average, earning $49,804 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Rama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rama in the Georgian language | ||
| რამა | rama | - |
| Rama in the Bengali language | ||
| রমা | rama | 97.75 |
| রামা | rama | 1.93 |
| Rama in the Marathi language | ||
| रामा | rama | 92.56 |
| रमा | rama | 6.98 |
| राम | rama | 0.27 |
| ऱामा | rama | 0.02 |
| रा्मा | rama | 0 |
| रा़मा | rama | 0 |
| रामाा | ramaa | 0 |
| रमां | ramam | 0 |
| रामा़ | rama | 0 |
| ऱमा | rama | 0 |
| रम | rama | 0 |
| Rama in the Tibetan language | ||
| ར་མ་ | rama | 66.67 |
| རཱ་མ་ | rama | 33.33 |
| Rama in the Hindi language | ||
| रामा | rama | 65.46 |
| रमा | rama | 33.97 |
| राम | rama | 0.28 |
| राम़़़़ | rama | 0 |
| प्यारा | pyara | 0 |
| रोमा | roma | 0 |
| रमा़ | rama | 0 |
| मीरा | mira | 0 |
| रा्मा | rama | 0 |
| राम़ | rama | 0 |
| रम | rama | 0 |
| ेरमा | erama | 0 |
| छाया | chaya | 0 |
| धामा | dhama | 0 |
| ़़रामा | rama | 0 |
| रामां | ramam | 0 |
| खमा | khama | 0 |
| रक्षा | raksa | 0 |
| रीमा | rima | 0 |
| प्रेमा | prema | 0 |
| रंमा | ramma | 0 |
| रिमा | rima | 0 |
| समा | sama | 0 |
| राना | rana | 0 |
| रेामा | reama | 0 |
| माया | maya | 0 |
| राया | raya | 0 |
| शमा | sama | 0 |
| रामाा | ramaa | 0 |
| ़रामा | rama | 0 |
| रामी | rami | 0 |
| ऱमा | rama | 0 |
| रमाा | ramaa | 0 |
| ्रमा | rama | 0 |
| राधा | radha | 0 |
| रामाज़् | ramaz | 0 |
| ्राम | rama | 0 |
| रांमा | ramma | 0 |
| Rama in the Oriya language | ||
| ରାମ | rama | 53.5 |
| ରମା | rama | 36.51 |
| ରାମା | rama | 7.03 |
| ମହା | maha | 0.04 |
| ରାଜ | raja | 0.01 |
| ରଣା | rana | 0.01 |
| ରମ | rama | 0.01 |
| ମହାି | mahai | 0.01 |
| ରୁମା | ruma | 0.01 |
| ଅରାମ | arama | 0.01 |
| ରାମୁ | ramu | 0.01 |
| ଅମାଲୁ | amalu | 0 |
| ରାମି | rami | 0 |
| ମଲି | mali | 0 |
| ମାଣ | mana | 0 |
| ମାରାି | marai | 0 |
| ଅନାମ | anama | 0 |
| େଜମା | ejama | 0 |
| ମାଡି | madi | 0 |
| ଜାମା | jama | 0 |
| ମାହୀ | mahi | 0 |
| ସାମ | sama | 0 |
| ଅମୀୟ | amiya | 0 |
| ରମି | rami | 0 |
| ରାଧା | radha | 0 |
| ମାରା | mara | 0 |
| ଡମୁ | damu | 0 |
| ରନା | rana | 0 |
| ମଣି | mani | 0 |
| ରାେଜ | raeja | 0 |
| ଦାମ | dama | 0 |
| ଅମୀତା | amita | 0 |
| ରମଯ୍ | ramay | 0 |
| ମାତା | mata | 0 |
| ଓରାମ | orama | 0 |
| ରାଯା | raya | 0 |
| ମାଷା | masa | 0 |
| ରାମାା | ramaa | 0 |
| ରାମଲ୍ | ramal | 0 |
| ବାାମି | baami | 0 |
| ରତାି | ratai | 0 |
| ଭାମା | bhama | 0 |
| ରସା | rasa | 0 |
| ରିମା | rima | 0 |
| ଅଜୟ | ajaya | 0 |
| ନାମ | nama | 0 |
| ରଥ | ratha | 0 |
| ମାିର୍ | mair | 0 |
| Rama in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺭﺍﻣﺎ | rama | 49.23 |
| ﺭﺍﻣﻪ | ramh | 24.62 |
| ﺭﺍﻡ | ram | 9.23 |
| ﺭﻣﺎ | rma | 7.69 |
| ﺭﻣﺔ | rmt | 3.08 |
| ﺭﺍﻣﺎﺗﺎ | ramata | 1.54 |
| ﺭﺍﻣﻰ | ramy | 1.54 |
| ﺭﻣﻪ | rmh | 1.54 |
| ﺭﺍﻣﺔ | ramt | 1.54 |
| Rama in the Russian language | ||
| Рама | rama | - |
| Rama in the Arabic language | ||
| رامع | ram | - |
| راما | rama | - |
| رمي | rmy | - |
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