Ramìrez Surname

721,185th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 404 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Guatemala

Ramìrez Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ramìrez Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico2281:544,4139,423
Guatemala641:251,2924,191
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
Colombia131:3,674,92915,922
Venezuela91:3,356,00933,931
Paraguay91:804,0838,568
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
El Salvador61:1,057,3154,053
Peru51:6,356,82538,776
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Nicaragua31:2,007,0306,490
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295

The alternate forms: Ramîrez (10), Ramïrez (8), Ramīrez (1), Rämïrez (1) & Rámírez (1) are calculated separately.

Ramìrez Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ramìrez is found most in Mexico. It may be rendered as a variant: Ramîrez, Ramïrez, Ramīrez, Rämïrez or Rámírez. Click here to see other potential spellings of Ramìrez.

How Common Is The Last Name Ramìrez? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 721,185th most prevalent last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 18,038,480 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Ramìrez reside; 57 percent reside in North America and 56 percent reside in Hispano-North America.

This last name is most prevalent in Mexico, where it is held by 228 people, or 1 in 544,413. In Mexico Ramìrez is mostly concentrated in: México, where 25 percent reside, Mexico City, where 14 percent reside and Jalisco, where 6 percent reside. Excluding Mexico it exists in 21 countries. It also occurs in Guatemala, where 16 percent reside and The Dominican Republic, where 10 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ramîrez9510/
Ramïrez958/
Ramīrez951/
Ramìrrez931/
Ramrez928,526/
Rämïrez901/
Rámírez901/
Ramriez86558/
Ramñrez86212/
Ramyrez8626/
Ramrrez8616/
Raimrez8611/
Ramraez861/
Ramreiz861/
Rammrez861/
Ramre832/
Rameirez8023/
Ramairez8022/
Raimerez804/
Rramírez802/
Ramearez802/
Ramíresz802/
Rammírez801/
Reamriez801/
Ramirz77174/
Ramrei7721/
Ramerz779/
Ranrez776/
Ramree776/
Ramriz774/
Ramres773/
Ramrey772/
Ramrec771/
Ramrza771/
Raumre771/
Ramrej771/
Ramrea771/
Ramierz71610/
Ramyres7118/
Rzamrza715/
Ramriec712/
Rhamres712/
Raimerz712/
Ramresh711/
Rainrez711/
Ramredd711/
Ramrice711/
Ranriez711/
Raimere711/
Ramroes711/
Ramairz710/
Raymere710/
Ramri67442/
Ramra6748/
Ramnresh6719/
Ranre679/
Ramry672/
Ramrj671/
Ramaires670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ramìrez
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