Ramsum Surname

2,876,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Belize

Ramsum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ramsum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada341:1,083,69479,951
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Belize11:355,4743,977
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Ramsum Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ramsum (Hindi: रामसुमेर) is held by more people in Canada than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ramsum? popularity and diffusion

Ramsum is the 2,876,555th most frequently occurring surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 158,424,911 people. The surname Ramsum occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Ramsum reside; 98 percent reside in North America and 98 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most common in Canada, where it is carried by 34 people, or 1 in 1,083,694. In Canada Ramsum is primarily concentrated in: Alberta, where 74 percent live, British Columbia, where 24 percent live and Ontario, where 3 percent live. Barring Canada it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 24 percent live and Belize, where 2 percent live.

Ramsum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ramsum has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Ramsum last name fell 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ramsum Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Ramsum earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 22% more than the national average, earning $52,643 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.25% less than the national average, earning $43,099 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ramschum861/
Ransum8378/
Ramsun8350/
Ramsom8344/
Ramjum831/
Ramchum7732/
Ramseun773/
Ramzoum771/
Ramsund771/
Ramssom770/
Roumsoum7110/
Raymssom711/
Ramson674,080/
Ransun67531/
Ramjun6769/
Romsom6752/
Ranjum6723/
Ramsussen675/
Romzum671/
Ramcun671/
Rasmsusen671/
Ronsum670/

Ramsum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ramsum in the Hindi language
रामसुमेरramasumera-

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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 Ramsum
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