Ramawa Surname

663,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 452 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Ramawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ramawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4411:122,85214,516
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Guyana11:762,22114,420
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Ramawa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ramawa (Arabic: راموا, Marathi: रामावत) is found most frequently in South Africa. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Ramawa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ramawa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 663,740th most frequently occurring last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 16,122,889 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Ramawa live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 98 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

It is most frequent in South Africa, where it is held by 441 people, or 1 in 122,852. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Limpopo, where 74 percent live, Gauteng, where 23 percent live and KwaZulu-Natal, where 1 percent live. Other than South Africa this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Taiwan, where 1 percent live and Nigeria, where 1 percent live.

Ramawa Last Name Statistics demography

Ramawa earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 6.91% less than the national average, earning R 221,208 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Ramawa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ramawa in the Marathi language
रामावतramavata-
Ramawa in the Arabic language
رامواramwa-

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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 Ramawa
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