Ramsy Surname

538,780th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 597 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Ramsy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ramsy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi3141:54,5197,527
Indonesia1041:1,271,62788,950
United States851:4,264,223227,504
Panama121:326,0227,351
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
India61:127,844,230863,365
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
England21:27,859,030389,889
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland141:316,41912,423
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England441:553,98629,025
Scotland91:415,91311,811
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0681:47,0215,394

Ramsy (2,096) may also be a first name.

Ramsy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ramsy (Marathi: राम, Russian: Рамсы) occurs more in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ramsy? popularity and diffusion

Ramsy is the 538,780th most commonly occurring family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 12,206,945 people. The last name Ramsy occurs predominantly in Africa, where 57 percent of Ramsy live; 53 percent live in Southern Africa and 53 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Ramsy is also the 164,368th most widespread first name worldwide, borne by 2,096 people.

It is most numerous in Malawi, where it is carried by 314 people, or 1 in 54,519. Aside from Malawi this last name is found in 31 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 17 percent reside and The United States, where 14 percent reside.

Ramsy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ramsy has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ramsy surname decreased 92 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 95 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ramsy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Ramsy surname is predominantly Catholic (36%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Ramsy last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Ramsy earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 13.51% less than the national average, earning $37,318 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.83% more than the national average, earning $50,094 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ramsey91117,893/
Ramsay9149,100/
Ramsøy91237/
Rammsy9195/
Ramsyi9113/
Ramsoy9110/
Ramshy914/
Ramsiy913/
Ramsuy912/
Ramsys911/
Ramssy910/
Ramshay8327/
Raumsay8311/
Rasmsey834/
Ramssey834/
Ramseys832/
Rammsey832/
Ramsaya832/
Rramsey831/
Ramszey831/
Rammsay831/
Ramsiey831/
Raimsay830/
Ramseey830/
Ramzy8062,056/
Ramsi801,017/
Ramsa80792/
Ramse80723/
Ransy80216/
Ramcy8070/
Romsy8060/
Remsy8013/
Ramxy801/
Ramsahay77419/
Ramshaya772/
D'Ramsay771/
Ramsis736,501/
Ramses732,173/
Ramshi731,886/
Ramser731,185/
Ramzey73525/
Ransay73289/
Ransey73246/
Ramsha73235/
Ramzes73224/
Romsey73149/
Ramchy73137/
Remsey73121/
Ramsai7392/
Ramsih7382/
Ramsie7362/
Ramsøe7360/
Ramsee7349/
Ramshe7337/
Ramsjø7332/
Ramzis7330/
Ramsza7322/
Ramsid7321/
Ramsit7317/
Ramzay7315/
Ramset7313/
Ramces7312/
Romsay7312/
Remsøy7312/
Ramsji738/
Ramsze737/
Ramcey737/
Raimsi735/
Ramsaj735/
Ramsés735/
Ramsei735/
Ramjoy734/
Ramseh734/
Remssy734/
Remsay733/
Ramjes733/
Ramsed733/
Romsøy733/
Ramsui732/
Rainsy732/
Ramcis732/
Reamse731/
Ramsaa731/
Ramziy731/
Ramjay731/
Ramsez731/
Rammsa731/
Reamzy731/
Reemsy731/
Raemsi731/
Rammzy731/
Romnsy731/
Ramjis731/
Ranshy730/
Ramshed672,484/
Ramsiej67979/
Ramsier67490/
Ramssis67141/
Ramshaj67125/
Ramshid6789/
Ramsett6779/
Raunsay6745/
Ramsher6742/
Ramjist6730/
Ramsche6727/
Ramsess6722/
Ramshai6721/
Ramsses678/
Ramshøj677/
Ramseer677/
Ramsesh675/
Ramseed674/
Ramshih674/
Ramjess674/
Reamsit674/
Raimser674/
Ramseid674/
Ramsiss674/
Ramsees673/
Ramjesh672/
Raumsai672/
Ramsehe672/
Ramcess672/
Ramgess672/
Ramchiy671/
Raamsai671/
Ramsaai671/
Ramsaaj671/
Ramseeh671/
Ramshea671/
Ramshet671/
Ramsish671/
Ramzets671/
Ramjish671/
Ramjiss671/
Romnsey671/
Ranssay671/
Ramches671/
Ramshit671/
Ramshui671/
Ramjouy671/
Ramsheh671/
Raamshi671/
Romsouy671/
Reamsie671/
Ramnses671/
Ramsaid671/
Ramsajd671/
Ramsçoj671/
Rainsey670/
Rainsay670/
Ranssey670/
Rannsey670/
Reamses670/
Ranshay670/

Ramsy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ramsy in the Marathi language
रामrama-
Ramsy in the Russian language
Рамсыramsy-

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Ramsy Reference & Research

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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 Ramsy
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