Ramjiwan Surname

3,017,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Guyana

Ramjiwan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ramjiwan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa361:1,504,93677,557
Guyana51:152,4449,017
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Ramjiwan (3,547) may also be a first name.

Ramjiwan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ramjiwan (Hindi: रामजीवन, Marathi: रामजीवन, Oriya: ରାମଜୀୱାନ) occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ramjiwan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,017,195th most frequent last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 173,512,998 people. The last name Ramjiwan occurs predominantly in Africa, where 86 percent of Ramjiwan reside; 86 percent reside in Southern Africa and 86 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Ramjiwan is also the 118,990th most frequently occurring forename worldwide, borne by 3,547 people.

It is most common in South Africa, where it is carried by 36 people, or 1 in 1,504,936. In South Africa Ramjiwan is mostly found in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 97 percent live and Gauteng, where 3 percent live. Apart from South Africa Ramjiwan is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Guyana, where 12 percent live and Malaysia, where 2 percent live.

Ramjiwan Last Name Statistics demography

Ramjiwan earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 31.26% less than the national average, earning R 163,356 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Ramjiwan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ramjiwan in the Oriya language
ରାମଜୀୱାନramajiwana-
Ramjiwan in the Hindi language
रामजीवनramajivana71.61
रामजीवणramajivana27.44
रामजिवनramajivana0.55
रामजिवणramajivana0.1
रामजीवण्ramajivan0.1
रामजीवण्ाramajivana0.05
़रामजीवनramajivana0.05
रामजीवानramajivana0.05
Ramjiwan in the Marathi language
रामजीवनramajivana70
रामिजवनramijavana30

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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
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