Ramirez Surname

115th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,964,971 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Guatemala

Ramirez Surname Definition:

(Spanish) The son of Ramon (wise protector).

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Ramirez Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico1,989,3111:629
Colombia504,0131:9510
United States412,7271:87852
Venezuela269,9461:11211
Guatemala265,2241:616
Peru213,9311:14916
Argentina179,1441:23916
Spain139,5291:33527
Philippines131,8291:76834
Dominican Republic131,2731:796
Chile104,3491:16922
El Salvador98,0041:658
Cuba93,5981:12315
Honduras83,8321:10519
Paraguay82,1491:888
Costa Rica66,3771:729
Ecuador58,3381:27327
Bolivia46,4651:22832
Nicaragua39,2591:15326
Puerto Rico14,4101:24657
Uruguay8,6121:39843
Brazil6,7301:31,8091,341
Panama6,2501:626123
France4,4331:14,9841,569
Canada3,5131:10,4881,573
Belize1,9441:18320
Australia1,1541:23,3933,215
England9161:60,8287,187
Germany8291:97,11212,101
Italy7771:78,70913,764
Thailand5031:140,43421,898
Portugal5001:20,8361,443
Belgium4751:24,2033,819
Trinidad and Tobago3421:3,988660
Saudi Arabia3181:97,03114,320
Switzerland3161:25,9904,041
Netherlands2841:59,46210,237
Morocco2731:126,28622,036
Russia2281:632,11955,141
Bahrain2061:6,5471,173
Japan2021:632,89316,232
New Zealand1541:29,4055,152
Sweden1511:65,2104,983
Andorra1481:56684
Aruba1291:802109
Guam1151:1,392196
Norway1051:48,9747,020
Indonesia851:1,555,873103,724
Taiwan821:285,9122,346
Ireland771:61,1554,068
Denmark751:75,2637,389
Greece641:173,12227,971
Micronesia641:1,660378
Curaçao611:2,57857
Malaysia541:546,18926,882
China521:26,294,6461,434
United Arab Emirates521:176,19812,766
Kuwait481:79,1819,331
United States Virgin Islands431:2,567442
Gibraltar411:828151
Austria391:218,34426,757
Qatar371:63,7306,585
Equatorial Guinea361:31,546134
Iraq311:1,129,73113,630
New Caledonia311:8,9102,168
Singapore301:183,5907,666
Estonia271:48,9569,235
Poland271:1,407,73183,680
Suriname261:21,2544,689
French Polynesia251:11,2322,339
Israel251:342,30528,607
Czechia241:443,06148,767
Monaco221:1,68558
Finland201:274,83520,939
Scotland201:267,69112,985
Hong Kong191:386,0783,192
Lebanon181:313,17110,344
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Hungary171:577,42834,558
Kazakhstan171:1,040,14760,802
Afghanistan161:2,009,57414,441
South Korea161:3,202,516604
India151:51,137,692512,385
Cayman Islands131:4,915636
Oman131:283,6904,528
Tunisia131:46,9716,396
Vietnam131:7,126,6202,551
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Angola101:2,698,9214,894
Belarus101:950,10668,851
Jamaica101:286,9957,581
Uzbekistan91:3,436,57132,268
Vanuatu91:29,253714
British Virgin Islands71:4,513453
Haiti71:1,526,27214,436
Macau71:85,947463
Turkey71:11,117,346139,182
Ukraine71:6,503,242257,739
Algeria61:6,438,59253,709
Cyprus61:147,4798,354
Grenada61:18,0891,003
Northern Mariana Islands61:9,097939
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Albania41:728,51420,844
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
Fiji41:223,5982,635
Liberia41:1,102,13437,930
Madagascar41:5,912,4595,394
Malta41:107,5681,849
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Wales41:773,63329,106
Bangladesh31:53,118,92425,950
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
Bosnia and Herzegovina31:1,178,80115,876
Congo31:1,663,03227,638
Egypt31:30,645,251132,600
Ivory Coast31:7,690,41157,263
Sudan31:12,503,39814,123
Anguilla21:6,718471
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Brunei21:209,3663,098
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Guyana21:381,11013,532
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Libya21:3,121,9876,135
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Tajikistan21:4,193,34612,835
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Comoros11:749,524685
Dominica11:75,891912
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Falkland Islands11:3,132317
Faroe Islands11:48,9982,049
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
San Marino11:33,214932
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Turks and Caicos Islands11:34,329862
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7321:68,6057,446

The alternate forms: Ramírez (21,578), Rámirez (43), Ramiréz (31), Ramîrez (10), Ramirèz (4), Ràmirez (2), Ramīrez (1), Ramírêz (1), Rámírez (1) & Rämîrez (1) are calculated separately.

Ramirez (5,555) may also be a first name.

Ramirez Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Spanish) The son of Ramon (wise protector).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

The surname Ramirez is of Spanish origin and is derived from the given name Ramiro, which means 'wise protector' in Old Germanic. The name was introduced to Spain during the medieval period when the Visigoths, a Germanic tribe, ruled over the Iberian Peninsula.

The Ramirez surname is believed to have originated in the region of Asturias, northern Spain, where it was first recorded in the 9th century. The name spread throughout Spain and Latin America during the colonial period, as Spanish colonizers brought their surnames with them.

Today, the Ramirez surname is one of the most common surnames in the Spanish-speaking world. It is particularly common in Mexico, where it is the 5th most common surname, and in the United States, where it is the 34th most common surname among Hispanics.

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It means son of Ramiro.

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Ramirez Last Name Facts

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

Ramirez (Arabic: راميريس, Russian: Рамирез) occurs in Mexico more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant: Ramírez, Rámirez, Ramiréz, Ramîrez, Ramirèz, Ràmirez, Ramīrez, Ramírêz, Rámírez or Rämîrez. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ramirez? popularity and diffusion

It is the 115th most commonly occurring family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,468 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 94 percent of Ramirez are found; 48 percent are found in North America and 40 percent are found in Hispano-North America. It is also the 89,978th most frequently occurring first name in the world It is held by 5,555 people.

Ramirez is most frequently held in Mexico, where it is borne by 1,989,311 people, or 1 in 62. In Mexico Ramirez is primarily concentrated in: México, where 14 percent are found, Guanajuato, where 10 percent are found and Mexico City, where 8 percent are found. Barring Mexico it exists in 171 countries. It is also found in Colombia, where 10 percent are found and The United States, where 8 percent are found.

Ramirez Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ramirez has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ramirez last name rose 56,383 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 91,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ramirez Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Ramirez surname is chiefly Catholic (27%) in Russia and Melkite Greek Catholic (45%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Ramirez last name are 42.45% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 95.68% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Ramirez earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 50.18% less than the national average, earning €14,962 per year; in Norway they earn 19.42% less than the national average, earning 278,859 kr per year; in Peru they earn 6.74% less than the national average, earning S/. 18,079 per year; in South Africa they earn 24.46% less than the national average, earning R 179,508 per year; in Colombia they earn 8.83% more than the national average, earning $24,706,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 16.28% less than the national average, earning $36,125 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.38% less than the national average, earning $46,016 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ramírez9521,578/
Rámirez9543/
Ramiréz9531/
Ramîrez9510/
Ramirèz954/
Ràmirez952/
Ramīrez951/
Ramierez93895/
Ramirrez9363/
Ramiriez9350/
Ramirezz9339/
Ramirerz9329/
Rammirez9324/
Rramirez9323/
Rameirez9323/
Ramireez9322/
Ramairez9322/
Raamirez9321/
Ramiresz9318/
Ramirezs9317/
Raimirez9316/
Ramiorez9314/
Ramitrez9313/
Reamirez939/
Ramireaz938/
Ramirezc937/
Ramirezx935/
Rasmirez935/
Ramireiz935/
Ramirezh934/
Ramirezp932/
Raumirez931/
Ramiredz931/
Ramirezċ931/
Ramire92620/
Ramírêz901/
Rámírez901/
Rämîrez901/
D'Ramirez885/
Ramierrez882/
Ramires8645,510/
Remirez861,373/
Ramerez86871/
Ramiere86274/
Ramiriz86165/
Romirez86102/
Ramirea8664/
Ramgire8660/
Ramirec8657/
Ramirex8645/
Ramyrez8626/
Ramirer8626/
Ramiree8616/
Ramirze8614/
Ramirej8611/
Ramurez8610/
Ramired868/
Ramiret865/
Ramérez865/
Ramirey864/
Ramireh863/
Rajmire861/
Raymire861/
Ramirei861/
Ramiryz861/
Ramirezová8219/
Ramirezova821/
Rameriez80198/
Ramereiz8032/
Ramieriz809/
Ramieres805/
Raimerez804/
Ramiredd804/
Rosmirez804/
Ramiress803/
Raimires802/
Ramiries802/
Ramíresz802/
Ramearez802/
Rramírez802/
Ramairec801/
Roumirez801/
Remierez801/
Ramiraiz801/
Ramirzes801/
Rramires801/
Ramireis801/
Ramìerez801/
Ramítrez801/
Rammiriz801/
Ramirres801/
Rammírez801/
Rammires801/
Reamires800/
Ramaires800/
Rathmire800/
Reamirer800/
Rasmerez800/
Ramere77604/
Ramira77408/
Ramiri7759/
Romire7710/
Ramiry777/
Ramíre774/
Ramiré772/
Ramerierz752/
Rahmeirer751/
Ramgiri711,615/
Rameriz711,475/
Ramieri71367/
Romaire71319/
Ramiris71188/
Romirer71123/
Rameres71111/
Ramirra7168/
Ratmaitree7151/
Remires7140/
Romerez7134/
Ramiraj7132/
Ramirio7127/
Remerez7126/
Remírez7121/
Ramyres7118/
Rhamiri7113/
Romires7112/
Ramíres7111/
Ramaira719/
Ramisri713/
Ramiray713/
Ramerec712/
Ramírea712/
Ramerie712/
Ramiera712/
Rameira712/
Rameiri711/
Ramerex711/
Ramerey711/
Ramitri711/
Romurez711/
Romirza711/
Remiriz711/
Ramírex711/
Raimere711/
Raymiri711/
Rramere711/
Rasmere711/
Rammere711/
Ramiery711/
Raimaitree711/
Raymere710/
Romirex710/
Reitmire6784/
Ramirios6719/
Remieres6717/
Rajmaira6711/
Raamgiri679/
Rhemires674/
Ratmirit674/
Ramairay674/
Ramiraja673/
Rothmire672/
Romeriez672/
Rammerer672/
Raimuriz672/
Rasmisri671/
Ramaaira671/
Romiress671/
Rhamieri671/
Ramairis671/
Rameiris670/
Rameries670/
Remeires670/

Ramirez Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ramirez in the Russian language
Рамирезramirez-
Ramirez in the Arabic language
راميريسramyrys-
راميريزramyryz-
راميرسramyrs-
راميرزramyrz-

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