Ramei Surname
Approximately 70 people bear this surname
Ramei Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 30 | 1:1,805,923 | 85,708 |
| Papua New Guinea | 27 | 1:301,990 | 40,635 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Lesotho | 4 | 1:508,140 | 18,568 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
The alternate forms: Ramëi (1) are calculated separately.
Ramei (356) may also be a first name.
Ramei Demographics
Average Ramei Salary in
South Africa
R 28,560
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Ramei Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ramei Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ramei (Hindi: रमेई, Marathi: रमेई, Oriya: ରେମଇ) is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant: Ramëi. Click here for other potential spellings of Ramei.
How Common Is The Last Name Ramei? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ramei is the 2,273,756th most commonly occurring surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 104,107,799 people. Ramei is mostly found in Africa, where 49 percent of Ramei live; 49 percent live in Southern Africa and 49 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 461,707th most commonly held first name globally, borne by 356 people.
The surname Ramei is most common in South Africa, where it is carried by 30 people, or 1 in 1,805,923. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Free State, where 90 percent reside, Gauteng, where 3 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 3 percent reside. Beside South Africa this surname occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 39 percent reside and India, where 6 percent reside.
Ramei Last Name Statistics demography
Ramei earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 87.98% less than the national average, earning R 28,560 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ramei Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ramei in the Marathi language | ||
| रमेई | rame'i | - |
| Ramei in the Oriya language | ||
| ରେମଇ | rema'i | 75 |
| ରାେମଇ | raema'i | 25 |
| Ramei in the Hindi language | ||
| रमेई | rame'i | 62.5 |
| रामेई | rame'i | 25 |
| रमेशी | ramesi | 12.5 |
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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
- 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 Ramei
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