Ramsome Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Trinidad and Tobago

Ramsome Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ramsome Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Ramsome (78) may also be a first name.

Ramsome Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ramsome occurs most in Nigeria. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Ramsome.

How Common Is The Last Name Ramsome? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ramsome is the 5,391,485th most frequently used last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. Ramsome occurs predominantly in Africa, where 54 percent of Ramsome are found; 54 percent are found in West Africa and 54 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ramsome is also the 1,091,646th most frequently used first name in the world, held by 78 people.

The surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 25,306,108. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Rivers, where 71 percent live, Adamawa, where 14 percent live and Cross River, where 14 percent live. Not including Nigeria it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in England, where 15 percent live and The United States, where 15 percent live.

Ramsome Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ramsome has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name decreased 85 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 60 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ramsom9244/
Ramsoomer8843/
Ransome865,853/
Ramssom860/
Ramsumer80292/
Ramsamie8012/
Ransomer8012/
Ramsamer802/
Raymssom801/
Ransomes801/
Ramsamej801/
Ransom7727,962/
Romsom7752/
Ramsam7735/
Ramcom771/
Ramsumeer7552/
Ramsoomay753/
Ramsomooj751/
Ramshumer751/
Ramsamy719,116/
Ramsami71262/
Ramsham716/
Ramjohm713/
Ronsome712/
Ransoma711/
Reansom711/
Ramzoum711/
Ramzame711/
Ransosm711/
Rannsom711/
Rasnsom711/
Reamsam711/
Rainsom711/
Ranssom711/
Ramsammy671,517/
Ramsamuj67163/
Ramssamy6774/
Ramsumuj6748/
Roumsoum6710/
Raamsami679/
Ramsumaj678/
Ramsamaj675/
Ramsammi675/
Ramsamoj673/
Rammsamy673/
Rancomme671/
Ranchome671/
Raincome671/
Ramsiami671/
Ramshama671/
Ramsamij671/
Ronsomer670/

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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 Ramsome
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