Ramey Surname
Approximately 29,861 people bear this surname
Ramey Surname Definition:
(French) Dweller in a wooded area; a pilgrim who returned from Jerusalem with palm branches; descendant of Remy or Remigius (protector), a French saint of the fifth century.
Read More About This SurnameRamey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 28,400 | 1:12,763 | 1,588 |
| Canada | 632 | 1:58,300 | 6,875 |
| Egypt | 366 | 1:251,191 | 17,305 |
| France | 231 | 1:287,544 | 44,088 |
| Pakistan | 57 | 1:3,134,103 | 24,953 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 48 | 1:28,416 | 2,997 |
| India | 22 | 1:34,866,608 | 408,224 |
| Germany | 10 | 1:8,050,546 | 248,660 |
| Switzerland | 9 | 1:912,546 | 58,198 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| Belgium | 9 | 1:1,277,405 | 87,318 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Venezuela | 5 | 1:6,040,815 | 47,898 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Micronesia | 1 | 1:106,243 | 1,380 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 1:112,659 | 1,704 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,651 | 1:18,943 | 2,410 |
Ramey (1,984) may also be a first name.
Ramey Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(French) Dweller in a wooded area; a pilgrim who returned from Jerusalem with palm branches; descendant of Remy or Remigius (protector), a French saint of the fifth century.
User-submitted Reference
The Ramey surname means 'descendant of Remigius', a French saint of the 5th century.
- whtthefulksRamey Demographics
Average Ramey Salary in
United States
$39,170 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Ramey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ramey Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ramey (Hindi: रामे, Marathi: रमेय, Oriya: ରାେମୟ, Russian: Рамей, Tibetan: ར་མེད་) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Ramey click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ramey? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ramey is the 18,465th most commonly held family name on earth, held by around 1 in 244,049 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 83 percent of Ramey live; 83 percent live in North America and 83 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 169,841st most numerous first name in the world, borne by 1,984 people.
The surname Ramey is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 28,400 people, or 1 in 12,763. In The United States it is most common in: Ohio, where 9 percent live, Texas, where 7 percent live and California, where 7 percent live. Other than The United States this surname is found in 44 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 2 percent live and Egypt, where 1 percent live.
Ramey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Ramey has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 1,071 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Ramey Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Ramey surname are 19.45% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.22% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Ramey earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 284.42% more than the national average, earning R 913,524 per year; in United States they earn 9.22% less than the national average, earning $39,170 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.1% less than the national average, earning $47,148 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ramey Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ramey in the Oriya language | ||
| ରାେମୟ | raemaya | - |
| Ramey in the Marathi language | ||
| रमेय | rameya | 71.43 |
| रामेय | rameya | 28.57 |
| Ramey in the Tibetan language | ||
| ར་མེད་ | ramé | 42.86 |
| ར་མེ་ | ramé | 28.57 |
| རམ་མེད་ | rammé | 14.29 |
| ར་མི་ | rami | 7.14 |
| ར་མིད་ | rami | 7.14 |
| Ramey in the Hindi language | ||
| रामे | rame | 33.33 |
| रमेय | rameya | 25 |
| रामेया | rameya | 25 |
| रामेय | rameya | 8.33 |
| रमेया | rameya | 8.33 |
| Ramey in the Russian language | ||
| Рамей | ramej | - |
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Ramey Reference & Research
Ramey FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.
Ramey FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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