Ramadan Surname

461st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,131,202 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Oman

Ramadan Surname User-submission:

It is the name of the Islamic holy month, Ramadan, or رمضان.

Ramadan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan399,5111:44765
Egypt308,7981:29820
Afghanistan68,4341:47055
Oman59,3591:627
Libya51,9431:1209
Syria45,8211:42159
Sudan34,4401:1,089149
Iran25,3031:3,035392
Iraq21,0801:1,661222
Saudi Arabia18,5241:1,666180
Indonesia17,0151:7,7731,013
Chad12,2281:1,112210
United Arab Emirates11,7191:78282
Jordan11,2981:783103
Kuwait7,5111:50638
Lebanon6,8781:820150
Palestine5,1111:890127
Bulgaria3,2111:2,173311
Yemen2,9201:9,0501,164
Qatar2,2341:1,05669
Nigeria2,0701:85,5766,011
United States1,8251:198,60819,557
Somalia1,7161:7,839603
Morocco1,5001:22,9843,586
Cameroon1,0631:19,5382,659
North Macedonia7451:2,821513
England6741:82,6689,124
Germany6681:120,51714,750
Bahrain6471:2,084311
Greece6471:17,1252,399
Ghana4851:55,7135,980
Israel4721:18,1312,696
Tunisia4001:1,527142
France3811:174,33827,146
Spain3551:131,69610,008
Canada3391:108,68911,660
Sweden3251:30,2982,472
Djibouti3001:3,050273
Algeria2911:132,75418,038
Argentina2161:197,88616,431
Australia2141:126,14813,799
Brazil2071:1,034,17636,449
Ecuador1831:86,9175,864
Uganda1821:214,50216,816
Turkey1711:455,09626,650
Malaysia1521:194,04111,492
Romania1161:173,08517,821
Belgium1031:111,61816,639
Albania871:33,4955,049
India871:8,816,843179,063
Austria731:116,65016,371
Niger701:274,1728,473
Croatia611:69,32112,444
Russia611:2,362,673139,353
Finland521:105,70610,637
Switzerland511:161,03815,036
Denmark501:112,89410,491
Italy501:1,223,13475,323
Ethiopia491:1,990,7408,024
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
Netherlands481:351,81639,430
Thailand451:1,569,741208,465
Bosnia and Herzegovina441:80,3737,783
Serbia391:183,20411,620
Northern Cyprus381:8,3952,026
Wales341:91,0167,411
Kazakhstan321:552,57839,450
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Singapore261:211,83510,313
Norway241:214,26224,079
Kosovo231:80,9514,985
Mexico221:5,642,10030,806
New Zealand171:266,37223,826
Philippines151:6,749,215188,373
Czechia141:759,53467,321
Scotland141:382,41616,471
Mauritania131:314,98913,616
Uruguay121:285,98020,148
China111:124,301,9616,553
Ukraine111:4,138,427206,719
Nepal101:2,848,0969,545
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
Central African Republic91:501,710179
Eritrea91:527,989318
Hungary91:1,090,69749,203
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Honduras81:1,102,0554,829
Japan81:15,980,53747,042
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
Belarus61:1,583,51089,472
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Panama41:978,06412,245
South Sudan41:2,853,7691,758
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Ivory Coast31:7,690,41157,263
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Montenegro31:213,1886,121
Slovenia31:829,22525,091
Guyana21:381,11013,532
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Comoros11:749,524685
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427

The alternate forms: Ramadán (4) are calculated separately.

Ramadan (411,348) may also be a first name.

Ramadan Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

It is the name of the Islamic holy month, Ramadan, or رمضان.

- orwam

Ramadan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ramadan (Arabic: الرمضاني, Georgian: რამადან, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺭﻣﻀﺎﻥ, Hindi: रमदान, Marathi: रमदान, Oriya: ରାମଦାନ, Russian: Рамадан) is found in Pakistan more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as: Ramadán. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ramadan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 461st most numerous family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 6,442 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 62 percent of Ramadan live; 44 percent live in South Asia and 44 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 2,506th most widespread first name at a global level. It is borne by 411,348 people.

This surname is most widespread in Pakistan, where it is borne by 399,511 people, or 1 in 447. In Pakistan Ramadan is primarily found in: Punjab, where 100 percent reside, Sindh, where 0 percent reside and Balochistan, where 0 percent reside. Other than Pakistan it exists in 127 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 27 percent reside and Afghanistan, where 6 percent reside.

Ramadan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Ramadan surname is predominantly Sunni (61%) in Lebanon and Muslim (94%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Ramadan surname are 5.92% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 59.15% registered with the political party.

The amount Ramadan earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 60.12% less than the national average, earning €11,975 per year; in Norway they earn 38.18% less than the national average, earning 213,951 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 58.09% more than the national average, earning R 375,672 per year; in United States they earn 11.81% more than the national average, earning $48,247 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.56% less than the national average, earning $47,419 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Ramadan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ramadan in the Georgian language
რამადანramadan-
Ramadan in the Marathi language
रमदानramadana97.06
रमडानramadana0.74
रामादानramadana0.74
रामदंramadam0.74
रमदाणramadana0.74
Ramadan in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺭﻣﻀﺎﻥrmdan85.19
ﺭﻣﻈﺎﻥrmzan14.81
Ramadan in the Hindi language
रमदानramadana65.38
रामदानramadana31.72
रमदाणramadana1.29
रामादानramadana0.32
रामदनramadana0.32
रामादनramadana0.16
रमादानramadana0.16
रामदन्तramadanta0.16
्रमदनramadana0.16
रमदांramadam0.16
Ramadan in the Oriya language
ରାମଦାନramadana50
ରାମଦନramadana50
Ramadan in the Russian language
Рамаданramadan-
Ramadan in the Arabic language
الرمضانيalrmdany-
لرمضانlrmdan-
الرمضانalrmdan-
رمضانrmdan-

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Ramadan Reference & Research

Ramazanoglu DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Ramazanoglu FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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