Ramatar Surname

1,589,322nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 128 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Guyana

Ramatar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ramatar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India491:15,654,396253,566
Jamaica391:73,5883,551
South Africa221:2,462,623101,019
Guyana161:47,6394,360
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Ramatar (1,065) may also be a first name.

Ramatar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ramatar (Bengali: রামতার, Hindi: रामतार, Marathi: रामअतार, Oriya: ରାମତାର) is found most frequently in India. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ramatar? popularity and diffusion

Ramatar is the 1,589,322nd most common surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 56,933,952 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 45 percent of Ramatar reside; 38 percent reside in South Asia and 38 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 245,186th most frequently used given name in the world It is held by 1,065 people.

The surname is most prevalent in India, where it is carried by 49 people, or 1 in 15,654,396. In India Ramatar is mostly concentrated in: Gujarat, where 92 percent live, Andhra Pradesh, where 2 percent live and Himachal Pradesh, where 2 percent live. Barring India Ramatar occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Jamaica, where 30 percent live and South Africa, where 17 percent live.

Ramatar Last Name Statistics demography

Ramatar earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 149.06% more than the national average, earning R 591,852 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Ramatar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ramatar in the Bengali language
রামতারramatara-
Ramatar in the Oriya language
ରାମତାରramatara-
Ramatar in the Marathi language
रामअतारrama'atara53.85
रामतारramatara15.38
रामअवतारrama'avatara7.69
रमतारramatara7.69
रामतरramatara7.69
रामटरramatara7.69
Ramatar in the Hindi language
रामतारramatara45.61
रामातारramatara40.35
रमतारramatara3.51
रामआतारrama'atara3.51
रामतराramatara1.75
रामातरramatara1.75
रमातरramatara1.75

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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
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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 Ramatar
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