Ramela Surname

114,139th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,051 people bear this surname

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

Ramela Surname User-submission:

The surname Ramela or Ramelah means 'someone who is always walking'. In a figurative manner it means being 'optimistic', 'being pursuing', 'always moving forward and never allowing circumstances dictate you'.

Ramela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3,4121:15,8792,008
India1911:4,016,049108,912
Indonesia1181:1,120,75680,521
Argentina1061:403,24030,872
Uruguay861:39,9044,565
Brazil371:5,785,793142,916
Zimbabwe331:467,82539,606
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Finland141:392,62226,475
England101:5,571,806158,774
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Lesotho21:1,016,27921,693
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Ramela (15,688) may also be a first name.

Ramela Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Ramela or Ramelah means 'someone who is always walking'. In a figurative manner it means being 'optimistic', 'being pursuing', 'always moving forward and never allowing circumstances dictate you'.

- ramela

Ramela Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ramela (Bengali: রমেলা, Georgian: რამელა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺭﻣﻠﻪ, Hindi: रमेला, Marathi: रमेला, Oriya: ରେମଲା, Russian: Рамела) is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ramela? popularity and diffusion

It is the 114,139th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 1,798,950 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 85 percent of Ramela reside; 85 percent reside in Southern Africa and 85 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Ramela is also the 45,009th most frequent first name at a global level. It is borne by 15,688 people.

The last name is most widespread in South Africa, where it is carried by 3,412 people, or 1 in 15,879. In South Africa Ramela is most frequent in: Gauteng, where 59 percent are found, Limpopo, where 20 percent are found and North West, where 12 percent are found. Barring South Africa this surname is found in 27 countries. It is also common in India, where 5 percent are found and Indonesia, where 3 percent are found.

Ramela Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ramela has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 1,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ramela Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Ramela are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Ramela earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 28.39% less than the national average, earning R 170,184 per year and in United States they earn 42.19% less than the national average, earning $24,946 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rammela92361/
Ramelia92101/
Rameela9262/
Ramelah9253/
Ramelya9230/
Ramaela9218/
Rameala923/
Ramelha922/
Ramoela922/
Ramiela922/
Ramelau921/
Ramgela921/
Rameila921/
Ramelay920/
Rahmelia8634/
Rahmaela8626/
Rahmelya8613/
Ratmelya8611/
Ratmelia868/
Rameilay863/
Raimetla861/
Ramola835,052/
Ramila834,723/
Ramala833,269/
Remela831,955/
Ramelo831,104/
Rameli83612/
Romela83318/
Ramele8343/
Ramely8320/
Raajmetla8015/
Raamealla804/
Romelah778,602/
Ramaila774,394/
Rammala772,869/
Ramolay77932/
Ramayla77877/
Ramolla77873/
Ramalla77627/
Rahmola77587/
Ramelet77545/
Ramalia77360/
Ramelot77353/
Rahmila77334/
Rammila77302/
Ramaala77236/
Ramilah77195/
Ramolia77152/
Ramelis7792/
Ramilat7792/
Ramolai7772/
Roimela7755/
Raumala7755/
Romelia7754/
Ramalah7743/
Ramoelo7742/
Rahmala7735/
Ramilay7733/
Rammele7730/
Rasmila7727/
Raamala7723/
Ramilha7722/
Ramilya7719/
Ratmele7718/
Rosmela7714/
Ramilia7710/
Ramoyla7710/
Ramelio7710/
Ramolau778/
Ramalai778/
Reemela777/
Raimala777/
Ramolah776/
Ramelie776/
Rameliy776/
Remelah775/
Remelia775/
Raamola774/
Raumila774/
Ramalay774/
Rammeli774/
Rameloo774/
Ramalau774/
Ramahla774/
Romelas773/
Ramuila773/
Romeela773/
Raimola773/
Remeela772/
Rameeli772/
Rameleh772/
Rameley772/
Ramolaa772/
Romeyla772/
Romeila772/
Rammelo772/
Rameloi772/
Ramilau772/
Reymela771/
Ratmila771/
Ramheli771/
Ramilad771/
Ramiele771/
Remelha771/
Ramiola771/
Rahmeli771/
Raymelo771/
Roomela771/
Ramhele771/
Ramgele771/
Ramhala771/
Rammola771/
Rameale771/
Rametlo771/
Rramila771/
Raymila771/
Ramolha771/
Rammely770/
Rajmolla712,574/
Ramoilay711,722/
Ramallah71702/
Rammeloo71509/
Ramahala71346/
Ramoiloa71128/
Rammolai71100/
Ramollaj7167/
Rhamilia7158/
Rosmelia7151/
Ratmilia7117/
Raamaala7116/
Rrammila719/
Ratmilya718/
Rahmolah717/
Rammolla715/
Roumeila715/
Raamalla714/
Raamolla714/
Rahamila714/
Rammalla714/
Rahmeloo714/
Raamalaa713/
Rahmaila712/
Ramoehlo712/
Ramaalaa711/
Ramailai711/
Rahmolla711/
Raimalla711/
Roumelia711/
Rramalla711/
Rammilap711/
Rahmeler711/
Ramallla711/
Ramelytė711/
Ramilaja711/
Rammalaa711/
Rammelie711/
Raumolia711/
Ra'molai711/
Raamelis711/
Ramoilia711/
Rammaila711/
Rammilah711/
Rametler710/
Rasmmele710/
Remaelia710/
Raymalia710/
Ramilo6712,294/
Romila672,868/
Romala671,729/
Ramili671,120/
Remila671,076/
Remala67969/
Romeli67659/
Romele67556/
Remola67431/
Romola67389/
Ramile67383/
Romelo67255/
Ramolo67169/
Ramalo6786/
Rahmahlia6750/
Rahmallah6749/
Romely6741/
Ramahlaha6734/
Ramily6730/
Ramicelli6726/
Rámila6721/
Rajmallya6711/
Rajmallah679/
Romyla677/
Ramahiele676/
Rrahmolla676/
Rajmollya673/
Ramoła672/
Remelo671/
Ramiselly671/
Rajmallha671/
Ramailaya671/
Rahamalia671/
Ramoilloa671/
Romelé671/
Rémila671/
Ruimealha671/
Ramuhielo671/

Ramela Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ramela in the Georgian language
რამელაramela-
Ramela in the Bengali language
রমেলাramela-
Ramela in the Oriya language
ରେମଲାremala92.06
ରାେମଲାraemala3.17
ରେମଳାremala3.17
ରେମଲremala1.59
Ramela in the Hindi language
रमेलाramela89.92
रामेलाramela6.72
रमेालाrameala1.68
रमेशलाramesala0.84
रमीलाramila0.84
Ramela in the Marathi language
रमेलाramela80.65
रामेलाramela9.68
रमीलाramila3.23
मेलाmela3.23
रमेशramesa3.23
Ramela in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺭﻣﻠﻪrmlh60
ﺭﻣﻠﺔrmlt40
Ramela in the Russian language
Рамелаramela-

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