Ramah Surname
Approximately 10,047 people bear this surname
Ramah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 2,776 | 1:33,118 | 3,521 |
| Iraq | 2,657 | 1:13,181 | 931 |
| Jordan | 803 | 1:11,012 | 1,983 |
| Indonesia | 725 | 1:182,413 | 17,553 |
| Israel | 660 | 1:12,966 | 1,979 |
| Mauritius | 572 | 1:2,261 | 368 |
| Morocco | 477 | 1:72,277 | 12,260 |
| Lebanon | 275 | 1:20,498 | 2,472 |
| Saudi Arabia | 239 | 1:129,104 | 17,726 |
| Palestine | 160 | 1:28,430 | 3,890 |
| India | 114 | 1:6,728,644 | 151,199 |
| United States | 103 | 1:3,519,019 | 197,606 |
| Nigeria | 92 | 1:1,925,465 | 68,462 |
| Malaysia | 80 | 1:368,678 | 19,491 |
| Philippines | 47 | 1:2,154,005 | 122,929 |
| Guyana | 44 | 1:17,323 | 2,264 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 34 | 1:40,117 | 3,784 |
| Kenya | 28 | 1:1,649,282 | 35,844 |
| Canada | 22 | 1:1,674,800 | 111,190 |
| South Africa | 19 | 1:2,851,458 | 109,033 |
| Australia | 13 | 1:2,076,592 | 93,242 |
| Yemen | 12 | 1:2,202,108 | 13,606 |
| England | 12 | 1:4,643,172 | 139,951 |
| Serbia | 11 | 1:649,541 | 22,440 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Cameroon | 11 | 1:1,888,097 | 98,267 |
| Syria | 9 | 1:2,144,558 | 9,551 |
| Tunisia | 9 | 1:67,847 | 8,246 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Jamaica | 2 | 1:1,434,974 | 11,081 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Ramah (24,460) may also be a first name.
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Ramah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ramah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ramah (Arabic: رمّاح, Hindi: रामह, Marathi: रहमान) occurs most in Egypt. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ramah? popularity and diffusion
Ramah is the 51,037th most widespread surname in the world, held by around 1 in 725,345 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 58 percent of Ramah live; 48 percent live in West Asia and 39 percent live in Levant. It is also the 32,538th most frequently used first name in the world. It is borne by 24,460 people.
The last name Ramah is most frequently held in Egypt, where it is held by 2,776 people, or 1 in 33,118. Aside from Egypt this last name exists in 46 countries. It also occurs in Iraq, where 26 percent are found and Jordan, where 8 percent are found.
Ramah Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Ramah has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ramah last name rose 10,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Ramah Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Ramah last name is principally Muslim (67%) in Kenya and Maronite (86%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing the Ramah surname are 42.01% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 95.24% registered with the political party.
The amount Ramah earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 39.56% less than the national average, earning R 143,640 per year; in United States they earn 10.65% more than the national average, earning $47,746 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.77% more than the national average, earning $61,990 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ramah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ramah in the Marathi language | ||
| रहमान | rahamana | - |
| Ramah in the Hindi language | ||
| रामह | ramaha | 80 |
| रामाह | ramaha | 20 |
| Ramah in the Arabic language | ||
| رمّاح | rmah | - |
| ريماح | rymah | - |
| رامة | ramt | - |
| رامه | ramh | - |
| رماح | rmah | - |
| راميه | ramyh | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ramah
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