Ramaru Surname

163,712th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,652 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Ramaru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ramaru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2,4331:22,2682,816
Lesotho961:21,1724,383
India751:10,227,538196,136
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Zimbabwe121:1,286,52073,455
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
England41:13,929,515290,718
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Ramaru (500) may also be a first name.

Ramaru Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ramaru (Hindi: रामरु, Marathi: रामारु, Oriya: ରାମାରୁ) occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ramaru? popularity and diffusion

Ramaru is the 163,712th most frequent last name globally, held by around 1 in 2,747,943 people. The surname Ramaru is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Ramaru live; 96 percent live in Southern Africa and 96 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 379,225th most frequently occurring first name globally It is held by 500 people.

Ramaru is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is carried by 2,433 people, or 1 in 22,268. In South Africa Ramaru is primarily found in: Limpopo, where 57 percent are found, Gauteng, where 32 percent are found and North West, where 5 percent are found. Aside from South Africa this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Lesotho, where 4 percent are found and India, where 3 percent are found.

Ramaru Last Name Statistics demography

Ramaru earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 30.68% less than the national average, earning R 164,736 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ramarou921,040/
Ramarui92359/
Ramarup92160/
Ramarau92117/
Ramarhu9214/
Ramarru926/
Ramarud926/
Ramareu922/
Ramasru921/
Ramasrup8612/
Ramarudh862/
Rhamaruu861/
Rammarou861/
Ramarahu861/
Rahamaru861/
Ramaraud861/
Rameru8324/
Ramoru8321/
Romaru8319/
Ramaruddh801/
Ramaroo7711/
Ramorou775/
Ramooru773/
Romarus772/
Ramaroe771/
Romarup771/
Reimarus715/
Rhamaroo714/
Roumarou712/
Romeru6717/
Ramosruiz6710/
Romoru671/
Rommeru6228/
Romorus629/
Romoruz621/
Romorous575/
Romoroud571/

Ramaru Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ramaru in the Oriya language
ରାମାରୁramaru75
ରମାରୁramaru25
Ramaru in the Hindi language
रामरुramaru50
रमार्उramar'u16.67
रामारुramaru16.67
रामरूramaru16.67
Ramaru in the Marathi language
रामारुramaru50
रामrama50

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Ramaru
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis