Ramu Surname

18,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29,305 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Qatar

Ramu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ramu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India24,9911:30,6942,255
Malaysia7521:39,2213,213
Indonesia5311:249,05722,747
France3631:182,98328,479
United Arab Emirates3181:28,8123,170
Papua New Guinea2771:29,4363,363
United States2661:1,362,62894,589
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
DR Congo2051:360,38831,424
Switzerland1811:45,3756,203
Belgium1641:70,10111,187
Qatar1591:14,8301,610
Singapore1241:44,4171,692
Nigeria891:1,990,36870,088
Kuwait771:49,3605,585
Bahrain731:18,4743,432
Finland711:77,4188,452
England661:844,21344,691
Pakistan501:3,572,87826,888
Canada421:877,27667,671
Australia381:710,41347,396
Guyana341:22,4182,700
Thailand221:3,210,834301,565
Kenya201:2,308,99536,653
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Nepal141:2,034,3548,267
Ecuador131:1,223,52716,126
Uganda111:3,549,02589,142
Solomon Islands101:58,00311,702
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
Afghanistan101:3,215,31818,974
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Oman51:737,5946,889
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Ramü (1) are calculated separately.

Ramu (486,622) may also be a first name.

Ramu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ramu (Bengali: রামু, Georgian: რამუ, Hindi: रामू, Marathi: रामू, Oriya: ରାମୁ, Russian: Раму, Tibetan: ར་མུ་) is borne by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant: Ramü. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ramu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 18,799th most widely held surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 248,679 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 93 percent of Ramu reside; 86 percent reside in South Asia and 85 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Ramu is also the 2,074th most frequent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 486,622 people.

The last name is most frequently held in India, where it is carried by 24,991 people, or 1 in 30,694. In India it is most prevalent in: Andhra Pradesh, where 38 percent reside, Telangana, where 26 percent reside and Madhya Pradesh, where 12 percent reside. Excluding India Ramu occurs in 66 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 3 percent reside and Indonesia, where 2 percent reside.

Ramu Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ramu has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ramu surname grew 26,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ramu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Ramu surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Ramu last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% being registered with the political party.

The amount Ramu earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 66.24% more than the national average, earning R 395,040 per year; in United States they earn 15.35% more than the national average, earning $49,772 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.26% less than the national average, earning $49,556 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ramü921/
Ramus893,582/
Ramou891,053/
Ramuz89623/
Ramut89464/
Raimu89316/
Rammu89255/
Ramuś89199/
Ramud89170/
Rahmu89121/
Ramau89113/
Ramui8986/
Raamu8957/
Ramgu8946/
Rasmu8934/
Ramhu8928/
Ramuu8927/
Ramuj8917/
Raumu8916/
Raymu8914/
Rajmu899/
Ramuh897/
Ramuy895/
Rameu895/
Reamu893/
Ramup893/
Ramux893/
Rhamu892/
Ratmu891/
Raemu891/
Rasmus802,815/
Rahamu801,067/
Rammou80720/
Ramoud80679/
Rasmut80634/
Rahmou80494/
Ramous80376/
Ramaut80342/
Ramouz80174/
Ramaux80138/
Raymus8084/
Ramult8077/
Raimou8064/
Rammus8060/
Ramout8046/
Ramaud8045/
Raïmou8039/
Raimau8036/
Rajmus8029/
Rasmud8027/
Ramush8026/
Rahmau8021/
Ramust8017/
Raumau8017/
Rammui8012/
Raimus8010/
Ramouh8010/
Ratmus809/
Rameux807/
Rameus806/
Rahumu805/
Ramuch805/
Ramahu803/
Ramutė803/
Hramus803/
Ramuid803/
Ramaus802/
Raymou802/
Rhamou802/
Ramusz802/
Ramaup801/
Rahmuj801/
Reamus801/
Ramuit801/
Ramujh801/
Rasmuu801/
Rammuu801/
Raymut801/
Ramuiš801/
Ratmau801/
Rauhmu801/
Raimui801/
Rammau801/
Raimut801/
Raimuz801/
Rasmui801/
Raîmou801/
Raumut801/
Raymud801/
Ramoux800/
Remu751,863/
Romu751,202/
Ramó756/
Ramouch73414/
Rahamou73350/
Rammouz73155/
Ramoudt73119/
Ramault7360/
Rasmuss7348/
Ramoudh7343/
Raimaut7319/
Ramhult7316/
Reamous7314/
Ramoush7310/
Raymous738/
Raymaud737/
Ramouha737/
Raymoud734/
Rammoud733/
Raymush732/
Ramuitz731/
Rathmau731/
Ratmush731/
Ramouth731/
Rahmouh731/
Rahamau731/
Rahmoud731/
Rammuha731/
Ramaudh731/
Raymudd731/
Raymult731/
Rhammus731/
Rammudd731/
Ramudth731/
Romeu6711,904/
Ramoo671,908/
Romus67171/
Ramoe6753/
Remuy6726/
Romut6726/
Remau6721/
Römuß6721/
Rahmoush6719/
Remmu6717/
Rhemu6716/
Roumu6713/
Rahmouch6710/
Romud6710/
Remui6710/
Rommu679/
Romau679/
Ramão679/
Roimu678/
Ruimu677/
Remuh676/
Romou675/
Rhamouch674/
Rammault674/
Rammouch674/
Reemu673/
Roomu672/
Ruomu672/
Reimu672/
Ramúa672/
Romuz672/
Rehmu672/
Rahamouz672/
Rotmu671/
Rammeudh671/
Hromu671/
H'Raimou671/
Rahamujt671/
Reumu671/
Rhammoud671/
Romuh671/
Romuś671/
Rómeu671/
Rrahamou671/
Rahamush671/
Romui671/

Ramu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ramu in the Georgian language
რამუramu-
Ramu in the Bengali language
রামুramu99.53
রমুramu0.47
Ramu in the Hindi language
रामूramu90.98
रामुramu7.89
रमूramu0.52
रमुramu0.51
रामrama0.03
राामूraamu0
टमुtamu0
सकूsaku0
रानूranu0
रामुूramuu0
रामाrama0
रामोramo0
रामूूramuu0
रामूुramuu0
रामू़ramu0
रामु़ramu0
़रामूramu0
रामूज़्ramuz0
Ramu in the Oriya language
ରାମୁramu89.85
ରମୁramu6.71
ରାମୂramu0.77
ରାମrama0.34
ରାମାrama0.17
ଖଁାkhama0.09
Ramu in the Tibetan language
ར་མུ་ramu66.67
རཱ་མུ་ramu33.33
Ramu in the Marathi language
रामूramu62.56
रामुramu36.68
रमूramu0.21
रमुramu0.2
रामrama0.09
रामाrama0.09
रामुूramuu0.01
रामूुramuu0.01
रामु़ramu0.01
रंमूrammu0
ऱामुramu0
रामूंramum0
रमाrama0
ऱामाrama0
रमrama0
रामाुramau0
रामुुramuu0
रामू़ramu0
Ramu in the Russian language
Рамуramu-

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