Ramcharan Surname

57,434th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,817 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Trinidad and Tobago
Highest density in:
Trinidad and Tobago

Ramcharan Surname User-submission:

The Ramcharan surname means 'feet of the god Rama' in Sanskrit.

Ramcharan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Trinidad and Tobago2,6891:50755
South Africa1,4321:37,8344,847
United States1,0241:353,96431,669
India8671:884,73538,614
Suriname8561:64628
Canada4681:78,7308,833
Netherlands4541:37,1966,261
Guyana3631:2,100376
Jamaica2411:11,9081,218
Mauritius1911:6,7721,394
England1511:368,99426,171
Venezuela211:1,438,28919,453
Belize191:18,7091,725
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
United States Virgin Islands61:18,3962,503
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
France11:66,422,722504,397
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043

The alternate forms: Ramcharán (1) are calculated separately.

Ramcharan (60,858) may also be a first name.

Ramcharan Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Ramcharan surname means 'feet of the god Rama' in Sanskrit.

- daniel868

Ramcharan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ramcharan (Bengali: রামচরন, Hindi: रामचरन, Marathi: रामचरण, Oriya: ରାମଚରଣ) is borne by more people in Trinidad and Tobago than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Ramcharán. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ramcharan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 57,434th most widespread last name globally, held by around 1 in 826,534 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 64 percent of Ramcharan live; 33 percent live in Caribbean and 33 percent live in Anglo-Caribbean. It is also the 15,684th most widespread given name worldwide, held by 60,858 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Trinidad and Tobago, where it is held by 2,689 people, or 1 in 507. In Trinidad and Tobago it is mostly found in: Couva-Tabaquite-Talparo Regional Corporation, where 22 percent live, Tunapuna-Piarco Regional Corporation, where 13 percent live and Princes Town Regional Corporation, where 13 percent live. Outside of Trinidad and Tobago this surname occurs in 31 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 16 percent live and The United States, where 12 percent live.

Ramcharan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Ramcharan are 18.2% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 71.43% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Ramcharan earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 6.47% more than the national average, earning R 253,020 per year; in United States they earn 11.87% more than the national average, earning $48,271 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.01% less than the national average, earning $47,690 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Ramcharan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ramcharan in the Oriya language
ରାମଚରଣramacarana-
Ramcharan in the Hindi language
रामचरनramacarana94.58
रामचरणramacarana5.32
रामचरानramacarana0.03
रमचरनramacarana0.02
रमचरणramacarana0.01
राम्चरनramcarana0.01
रामचारणramacarana0.01
राचरनracarana0
रामचरऩramacarana0
रामाकरनramakarana0
रामचरनज़्ramacaranaz0
रामच़रनramacarana0
राम्चारनramcarana0
Ramcharan in the Marathi language
रामचरणramacarana89.94
रामचरनramacarana9.02
रामधारीramadhari0.07
अमरनाथamaranatha0.05
रामशरणramasarana0.05
मिछरकेmicharake0.05
घरभरनgharabharana0.05
रामकरणramakarana0.05
बमर्नbamarna0.05
रामरतीramarati0.05
रांचरणrancarana0.05
रामशरनramasarana0.02
छगनchagana0.02
रामचरणाजीramacaranaji0.02
शिनचरणsinacarana0.02
रमचरणramacarana0.02
रामचरण्ramacaran0.02
चरणcarana0.02
रामधरणramadharana0.02
रामेचरणramecarana0.02
रामवरणramavarana0.02
रामचारनramacarana0.02
रामिवहारramivahara0.02
गुडचरणgudacarana0.02
राजकरनrajakarana0.02
रामचानरramacanara0.02
रामिबहारramibahara0.02
जरामचरणjaramacarana0.02
रामचरणानramacaranana0.02
रामनारायनramanarayana0.02
िहरनiharana0.02
कालीचरणkalicarana0.02
Ramcharan in the Bengali language
রামচরনramacarana75.56
রামচরণramacarana22.22
রম্ছরন্ramcharan2.22

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