Ramsdahl Surname

1,315,412th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 171 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Ramsdahl Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ramsdahl Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark1501:37,6313,923
Finland121:458,05828,977
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Ramsdahl Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ramsdahl is carried by more people in Denmark than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Ramsdahl click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ramsdahl? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,315,412th most widely held family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 42,617,228 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Ramsdahl are found; 99 percent are found in Northern Europe and 99 percent are found in Scandinavia.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Denmark, where it is borne by 150 people, or 1 in 37,631. In Denmark it is primarily concentrated in: Central Denmark Region, where 70 percent are found, Region of Southern Denmark, where 15 percent are found and North Denmark Region, where 7 percent are found. Outside of Denmark this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Finland, where 7 percent are found and Sweden, where 5 percent are found.

Ramsdahl Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ramsdahl has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ramsdahl last name decreased 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ramsdal93459/
Ramsdale882,219/
Romsdahl88136/
Ramsdall8878/
Ramsdail8834/
Romshdahl821/
Romsdal80261/
Ramjdal801/
Ransdal801/
Ransdall7540/
Ransdale7540/
Romsdall751/
Rainsdale711/
Ransdalle710/
Ranssdale710/
Ronsdale6326/
Ransdoll630/
Roynesdal5917/
Reinåsdal5915/
Reinsdall591/
Rahanjdale562/

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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
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  • 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 Ramsdahl
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