Ramiah Surname

75,227th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,528 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sri Lanka
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Ramiah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ramiah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka1,8271:11,3891,622
South Africa1,5201:35,6434,566
Malaysia1,0361:28,4692,477
Mauritius5951:2,174346
Saudi Arabia3581:86,18912,374
Indonesia3291:401,97334,079
India2741:2,799,50986,005
United States1171:3,097,940179,693
England1061:525,64232,946
Singapore811:67,9962,745
Trinidad and Tobago701:19,4852,299
Canada511:722,46357,796
Australia401:674,89346,030
United Arab Emirates331:277,64519,302
Nigeria191:9,323,303191,560
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Guyana101:76,2225,818
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
Wales91:343,83718,086
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187

Ramiah (4,027) may also be a first name.

Ramiah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ramiah (Marathi: रािमः) is borne by more people in Sri Lanka than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ramiah? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 75,227th most frequently used last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,116,352 people. Ramiah occurs mostly in Asia, where 61 percent of Ramiah reside; 32 percent reside in Southern Africa and 32 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Ramiah is also the 109,975th most widespread first name world-wide It is held by 4,027 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 1,827 people, or 1 in 11,389. Beside Sri Lanka this surname exists in 36 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 23 percent live and Malaysia, where 16 percent live.

Ramiah Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ramiah last name are 4.66% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 57.89% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Ramiah earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 47.48% more than the national average, earning R 350,460 per year; in United States they earn 26.48% more than the national average, earning $54,577 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.53% more than the national average, earning $50,942 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rahmiah92196/
Raumiah9232/
Ramjiah9222/
Rammiah9218/
Raimiah924/
Ramiaha922/
Raamiah921/
Rramiah921/
Ramia914,860/
Ramaiyah86112/
Rahamiah868/
Ramayiah867/
Rahmijah861/
Ramajiah861/
Ramija83601/
Romiah83393/
Ratmia83181/
Ramiad83130/
Ramias8385/
Rahmia8382/
Ramyah8355/
Rasmia8346/
Remiah8334/
Raamia8332/
Raimia838/
Ramiaz835/
Ramjah832/
Ramiat832/
Raemia832/
Rameah831/
Ramiha831/
Reamia831/
Raymia831/
Ramiae831/
Ramioh831/
Rammaaiah801/
Ramyadh777,182/
Ramaiya771,882/
Rohmiah7797/
Ramijay7762/
Ramyash7727/
Ramijat7724/
Ramihas7722/
Romjiah7718/
Ramjash7716/
Rahamia7710/
Ramayia7710/
Rhaimia778/
Ramihat777/
Ramijas775/
Ramijaa774/
Rahmiaz774/
Ratmiha774/
Ramyaha774/
Roumiah773/
Rasmiat772/
Ramagia772/
Ramajha772/
Rasmija771/
Ramiasz771/
Ramihad771/
Rameiya771/
Ramya735,209/
Romia731,321/
Ramio73661/
Remia73476/
Ramja73388/
Ramea73364/
Ramió7319/
Rémia735/
Ràmia732/
Raimagia7123/
Raimugia7119/
Rahmaija7110/
Ramjeith7110/
Ramayyah716/
Rammaiya715/
Ramaaiya714/
Rahammia713/
Ramijhay713/
Raymagia712/
Raymujia712/
Ramaaiha711/
Ramajhad711/
Ramajhap711/
Ramguhia711/
Ramaiyad711/
Raumyath711/
Rameau674,681/
Romias67759/
Ramjas67508/
Rammea67292/
Roumia67247/
Ramyad67221/
Romjah67126/
Ramião6785/
Ramijo6781/
Rosmia6768/
Ramjad6750/
Rameha6746/
Romeah6740/
Romyah6730/
Rohmia6729/
Ramjya6726/
Ramyas6723/
Rameea6723/
Ramjat6719/
Rehmia6719/
Raamya6717/
Ramios6712/
Ramyaa6711/
Raimya6710/
Rammya678/
Romiha677/
Romija676/
Remija676/
Romiaj674/
Raimja673/
Ramjaa673/
Ra'mea673/
Raumea673/
Ramjai672/
Ramjha672/
Rahmya671/
Raajmaiya671/
Rhomia671/
Ramyat671/
Ramyea671/
Ramioz671/
Ramjay671/
Reimia671/
Rahmio671/
Ramjho671/
Romjia671/
Reemia671/
Ramioo671/
Romiaa671/
Rommia671/
Rasmya671/
Rammiaaya671/
Romiea670/

Ramiah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ramiah in the Marathi language
रािमःraimah18.18
रामनाथramanatha18.18
रामrama18.18
रामायाramaya9.09
रािमयाहraimayaha9.09
रामयाramaya9.09
रामैramai9.09
रामीअतrami'ata9.09

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