Ramaian Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Qatar

Ramaian Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ramaian Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia171:1,734,95470,664
India141:54,790,384527,769
Qatar91:262,00030,726
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Ramaian (281) may also be a first name.

Ramaian Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ramaian occurs most in Malaysia. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ramaian? popularity and diffusion

Ramaian is the 2,843,861st most widespread surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 155,054,168 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 91 percent of Ramaian reside; 40 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 36 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Ramaian is also the 528,876th most widespread first name throughout the world, borne by 281 people.

Ramaian is most commonly used in Malaysia, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 1,734,954. In Malaysia Ramaian is mostly concentrated in: Selangor, where 35 percent are found, Kuala Lumpur, where 18 percent are found and Pahang, where 18 percent are found. Aside from Malaysia this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also found in India, where 30 percent are found and Qatar, where 19 percent are found.

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Ramaian
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