Ramkey Surname

2,121,169th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 79 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Ramkey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ramkey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States721:5,034,152256,679
India71:109,580,769786,157
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

Ramkey (24) may also be a first name.

Ramkey Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ramkey (Marathi: रमकेय, Tibetan: རམ་སྐྱི།) has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ramkey? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,121,169th most commonly occurring family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 92,247,417 people. The surname Ramkey is primarily found in The Americas, where 91 percent of Ramkey are found; 91 percent are found in North America and 91 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,187,323rd most prevalent first name worldwide. It is borne by 24 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 72 people, or 1 in 5,034,152. In The United States Ramkey is most common in: Virginia, where 54 percent live, California, where 13 percent live and Ohio, where 13 percent live. Other than The United States Ramkey exists in one country. It is also common in India, where 9 percent live.

Ramkey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ramkey has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ramkey surname increased 288 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ramkey Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ramkey last name are 46.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 93.33% being registered to vote for the political party.

Ramkey earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 20.27% more than the national average, earning $51,897 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rramkey920/
Ramke911,210/
Ramky91173/
Ramcke831,199/
Romkey83353/
Ramkay83110/
Rahmke8311/
Ramcey837/
Ramkhe834/
Ramkee833/
Ramkae831/
Ramkoe831/
Ramkie830/
Remkey830/
Ramkaye7755/
Ramåker7710/
Ramkaya7710/
Ramkhae776/
Raamkee773/
Raymkhe772/
Ramkoyi771/
Ramkest771/
Romkeye770/
Remke731,658/
Ramki73692/
Ramka73179/
Romke7394/
Römke7390/
Rämke7327/
Ramce738/
Romky732/
Remky732/
Ramkeich711/
Romket67534/
Rehmke67213/
Roemke67167/
Remkhe67150/
Ramkai6796/
Reumke6773/
Romkee6758/
Ramkaj6743/
Ramkui6715/
Reimke6715/
Romcke6714/
Ramkhi6712/
Remcke6711/
Ramkka676/
Ramkoa673/
Ramche673/
Ramque672/
Ramkha672/
Romkie671/
Raheemkay671/
Rhemke671/
Remkee671/
Romkay671/
Ramkou671/
Rammki671/
Ramkah671/
Ramkad671/
Ramqay671/
Ruimke670/
Remkie670/
Rahmka670/

Ramkey Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ramkey in the Tibetan language
རམ་སྐྱི།ramkyi-
Ramkey in the Marathi language
रमकेयramakeya50
रामकेramake50

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ramkey
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