Ramm Surname

34,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,127 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Ramm Surname Definition:

(Teutonic) 1 a nickname and sign-name from the Ram [Old English ram(m = Dutch ram = Ger. ramm] Geoffrey le Ram.—Hund. Rolls, A.D. 1274.

William atte Ramme.—Fine-Rolls, A.D. 1320-1.

2 Raven [Old English hrœm(n-O.H.Ger. hram(m (Middle High German ram(m] 3 the O.

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Ramm Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany7,5901:10,6071,332
United States2,5961:139,62214,544
England1,2091:46,0865,800
Australia9921:27,2133,701
Brazil7761:275,86910,619
Russia3451:417,74840,002
Canada2311:159,50516,119
Iraq2041:171,6754,240
Norway1961:26,2363,555
France1671:397,74158,569
Denmark1341:42,1254,385
India1271:6,039,885141,381
Poland611:623,09455,804
Sweden611:161,42211,223
Chile421:419,44011,239
Kazakhstan421:421,01232,439
Estonia351:37,7667,217
Belarus301:316,70234,864
Ukraine291:1,569,748122,792
Scotland251:214,15311,205
Wales241:128,9399,528
Pakistan231:7,767,12541,967
Austria231:370,23639,193
New Zealand221:205,83320,770
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
Thailand171:4,155,197336,594
Argentina131:3,287,955132,850
Finland121:458,05828,977
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Hungary101:981,62846,877
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Andorra21:41,9191,654
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4361:55,9076,641
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1911:262,92521,549

Ramm (239) may also be a first name.

Ramm Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Teutonic) 1 a nickname and sign-name from the Ram [Old English ram(m = Dutch ram = Ger. ramm] Geoffrey le Ram.—Hund. Rolls, A.D. 1274.

William atte Ramme.—Fine-Rolls, A.D. 1320-1.

2 Raven [Old English hrœm(n-O.H.Ger. hram(m (Middle High German ram(m] 3 the O.Scand. pers. name Ramm-r = Strong, Mighty [Old Norse ramm-r] Ram.—Domesday-Book.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From the Old Norse, Ramr; nickname (strong). in the Domesday Book, Ram; from the German, Ramm; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Ramm Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ramm (Hindi: रामम, Marathi: रांम, Russian: Рамм) occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ramm? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 34,983rd most frequently used family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 481,758 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 65 percent of Ramm reside; 52 percent reside in Western Europe and 50 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 578,640th most frequently occurring forename world-wide, borne by 239 people.

The surname Ramm is most widespread in Germany, where it is held by 7,590 people, or 1 in 10,607. In Germany Ramm is most prevalent in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 23 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 20 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 11 percent are found. Barring Germany this last name exists in 62 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 17 percent are found and England, where 8 percent are found.

Ramm Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ramm has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ramm last name increased 1,359 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 277 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 833 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Ramm Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Ramm surname is predominantly Catholic (50%) in Ireland and Orthodox (83%) in Russia.

In The United States Ramm are 4.02% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50.79% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Ramm earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 139.21% more than the national average, earning 827,853 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 80.07% less than the national average, earning R 47,352 per year; in United States they earn 10.67% more than the national average, earning $47,752 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.35% less than the national average, earning $46,530 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ramme891,940/
Hramm89121/
Raamm893/
Rhamm892/
Raumm892/
Rahmm890/
Ram867,316,976/
Hraymm803/
Rahamm802/
Raymme801/
Raam7537,348/
Rahm7525,153/
Rame759,380/
Ream758,351/
Raim753,361/
Raum753,165/
Romm751,245/
Raym75398/
Rajm75271/
Rasm75253/
Hram75227/
Rham75188/
Ramd75179/
Rram75111/
Ramt75100/
Ranm75100/
Ramh7524/
Ramå759/
Rgam756/
Ramø755/
Rzam754/
Ramë753/
Ratm753/
Raïm752/
Raìm751/
Rasemme7322/
Rammova737/
Rammová732/
Raham674,033/
Rayme672,607/
Romme672,114/
Rhame67995/
Rahum67954/
Rasme67836/
Raime67606/
Reame67316/
Rheam67231/
Rhaim67178/
Raume67125/
Ramdh6743/
Rhamh6742/
Hraum6729/
Rahym6717/
Raame6717/
Roumm6717/
Hraym6714/
Hraim6712/
Raahm6710/
Rahhm677/
Raaim677/
Raihm677/
Hrame676/
Rhaym676/
Ra'am675/
Rhamt675/
Hromm674/
Rajmd674/
Ratnm674/
Rrame674/
Raãœm672/
Rahnm672/
Rambp671/
Reamt671/
Ramhh671/
Rahtm671/
Raism671/
Hhram671/
Hraam671/
Raumt671/
Rahmh671/
Rahammdh671/
Raajm671/
Rhamd671/
Rahîm671/
Rautm671/
Rathm671/
Ramhe671/
Rannm671/
Rotmm671/
Raunm670/
Rream670/
Rhaum670/

Ramm Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ramm in the Marathi language
रांमramma-
Ramm in the Hindi language
राममramama35.29
रामrama17.65
रम्मram'ma14.71
राम्मram'ma14.71
रांमramma5.88
रम्माram'ma2.94
रामाrama2.94
रमाrama2.94
रंमramma2.94
Ramm in the Russian language
Раммramm-

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