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.
Ramah Demographics
Ramah Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
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) is found most frequently in Egypt. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ramah? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 51,037th most common surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 725,345 people. The last name Ramah is mostly found in Asia, where 58 percent of Ramah are found; 48 percent are found in West Asia and 39 percent are found in Levant. Ramah is also the 32,538th most frequently used first name on earth, held by 24,460 people.
The surname is most numerous in Egypt, where it is carried by 2,776 people, or 1 in 33,118. Barring Egypt this last name occurs in 46 countries. It is also found in Iraq, where 26 percent live and Jordan, where 8 percent live.
Ramah Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Ramah has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 10,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Ramah Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Ramah surname is primarily Muslim (67%) in Kenya and Maronite (86%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Ramah last name are 42.01% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 95.24% being registered to vote for the 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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