Ramasamy Surname

18,048th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30,586 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Ramasamy Surname User-submission:

The surname Ramasamy refers to the Hindu God Rama. The surname Ramasamy originates from Tamil Nadu and other southern regions of India.

Ramasamy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia9,0261:3,268492
India7,2081:106,4196,974
Sri Lanka2,9971:6,9431,014
Saudi Arabia1,7891:17,2482,391
United Arab Emirates1,5381:5,957759
Mauritius1,5091:85780
United States9951:364,28032,421
Singapore9591:5,743371
Oman8201:4,498647
Qatar8081:2,918269
Kuwait6071:6,261861
South Africa5371:100,89012,215
England4841:115,12011,771
Canada2521:146,21314,975
Bahrain2351:5,7391,064
Australia1661:162,62516,859
France841:790,74795,785
Thailand761:929,452144,548
Hong Kong701:104,7931,905
Japan521:2,458,54430,480
Philippines461:2,200,831124,033
New Zealand361:125,78715,451
Botswana281:78,10513,263
Ethiopia251:3,901,85010,182
Switzerland211:391,09129,271
Sweden201:492,33835,486
Scotland171:314,93014,413
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
China121:113,943,4645,994
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
South Korea101:5,124,026903
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Libya91:693,7751,982
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Norway81:642,78647,258
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Northern Ireland51:369,00715,220
Brunei51:83,7461,811
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Wales41:773,63329,106
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Turkmenistan41:1,372,2786,164
Maldives41:101,0433,565
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128

Ramasamy (11,546) may also be a first name.

Ramasamy Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Ramasamy refers to the Hindu God Rama. The surname Ramasamy originates from Tamil Nadu and other southern regions of India.

- rayaan6789

Ramasamy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ramasamy (Hindi: रमाशमी, Marathi: रामासमय, Oriya: ରାମାସାମୀ, Russian: Рамасамй) occurs more in Malaysia more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Ramasamy.

How Common Is The Last Name Ramasamy? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ramasamy is the 18,048th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 238,264 people. The surname Ramasamy occurs mostly in Asia, where 86 percent of Ramasamy reside; 33 percent reside in South Asia and 33 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 55,625th most commonly occurring forename internationally, borne by 11,546 people.

The last name Ramasamy is most common in Malaysia, where it is carried by 9,026 people, or 1 in 3,268. In Malaysia it is primarily concentrated in: Selangor, where 33 percent are found, Perak, where 14 percent are found and Johor, where 12 percent are found. Aside from Malaysia this last name exists in 78 countries. It is also common in India, where 24 percent are found and Sri Lanka, where 10 percent are found.

Ramasamy Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ramasamy surname are 6.53% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 59.76% registered with the political party.

The amount Ramasamy earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 5.89% less than the national average, earning 325,682 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 4.53% less than the national average, earning R 226,872 per year; in United States they earn 24.44% more than the national average, earning $53,693 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.56% more than the national average, earning $52,444 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Ramasamy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ramasamy in the Hindi language
रमाशमीramasami-
Ramasamy in the Oriya language
ରାମାସାମୀramasami-
Ramasamy in the Marathi language
रामासमयramasamaya14.29
रामासंयावेनीramasanyaveni14.29
रामासाramasa14.29
रामसामीramasami14.29
रामसाramasa14.29
रामचंramacam7.14
रामासामीramasami7.14
रामासramasa7.14
रामासमीramasami7.14
Ramasamy in the Russian language
Рамасамйramasamj-

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