Ramírez Surname
Approximately 21,578 people bear this surname
Ramírez Surname Definition:
The son of Ramón (see) (wise protector).
The patronymic "-ez" means "son of" Hence "son of Ramiro," a first name that describes the bearer as "illustrious, militant and famous."
Popular surname and patronymic found in Navarre, Leon, Asturias, Valladolid, and Andalusia.
Read More About This SurnameRamírez Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 8,634 | 1:14,376 | 1,270 |
| Guatemala | 6,021 | 1:2,671 | 423 |
| Spain | 2,007 | 1:23,294 | 2,492 |
| Dominican Republic | 1,448 | 1:7,205 | 653 |
| Colombia | 771 | 1:61,964 | 2,876 |
| Puerto Rico | 383 | 1:9,269 | 487 |
| Chile | 367 | 1:48,001 | 2,213 |
| Venezuela | 352 | 1:85,807 | 3,360 |
| United States | 245 | 1:1,479,424 | 101,022 |
| Argentina | 201 | 1:212,654 | 17,530 |
| El Salvador | 160 | 1:39,649 | 1,195 |
| Costa Rica | 146 | 1:32,740 | 920 |
| Cuba | 142 | 1:81,146 | 2,700 |
| Peru | 131 | 1:242,627 | 10,153 |
| Panama | 81 | 1:48,299 | 2,383 |
| England | 64 | 1:870,595 | 45,570 |
| Germany | 58 | 1:1,388,025 | 86,120 |
| Uruguay | 34 | 1:100,934 | 9,883 |
| Canada | 33 | 1:1,116,533 | 81,834 |
| Ecuador | 32 | 1:497,058 | 10,858 |
| Brazil | 30 | 1:7,135,811 | 166,009 |
| France | 28 | 1:2,372,240 | 182,981 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Netherlands | 21 | 1:804,151 | 59,518 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Iran | 11 | 1:6,980,229 | 145,986 |
| Switzerland | 10 | 1:821,292 | 53,588 |
| Aruba | 9 | 1:11,497 | 1,511 |
| Australia | 8 | 1:3,374,463 | 124,818 |
| Italy | 7 | 1:8,736,670 | 118,213 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Paraguay | 6 | 1:1,206,124 | 10,500 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| Nicaragua | 6 | 1:1,003,515 | 4,885 |
| Czechia | 5 | 1:2,126,694 | 115,412 |
| Belgium | 5 | 1:2,299,329 | 106,824 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Malta | 4 | 1:107,568 | 1,849 |
| Cayman Islands | 3 | 1:21,298 | 1,488 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Bolivia | 2 | 1:5,308,217 | 12,400 |
| Andorra | 2 | 1:41,919 | 1,654 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Belize | 2 | 1:177,737 | 3,502 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
The alternate forms: Ramirez (4,964,971), Ramîrez (10), Rámírez (1), Ramīrez (1), Ramírêz (1), Rámirez (43), Ramiréz (31), Ramirèz (4) & Ràmirez (2) are calculated separately.
Ramírez (20) may also be a first name.
Ramírez Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
The son of Ramón (see) (wise protector).
The patronymic "-ez" means "son of" Hence "son of Ramiro," a first name that describes the bearer as "illustrious, militant and famous."
Popular surname and patronymic found in Navarre, Leon, Asturias, Valladolid, and Andalusia. Derived from German name Ranamers, or Renetmers, meaning famous. Often found in combination with other surnames, estate names, and toponyms.
Patronymic of Ramiro and bearers are not necessarily related.
Ramírez Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ramírez Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ramírez occurs in Mexico more than any other country or territory. It can be found as: Ramirez, Ramîrez, Rámírez, Ramīrez, Ramírêz, Rámirez, Ramiréz, Ramirèz or Ràmirez. Click here for further potential spellings of Ramírez.
How Common Is The Last Name Ramírez? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 25,002nd most commonly used last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 337,730 people. Ramírez occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 89 percent of Ramírez live; 41 percent live in North America and 40 percent live in Hispano-North America. It is also the 2,446,817th most commonly occurring first name globally, borne by 20 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Mexico, where it is carried by 8,634 people, or 1 in 14,376. In Mexico it is most common in: Mexico City, where 20 percent live, México, where 16 percent live and Guanajuato, where 8 percent live. Outside of Mexico this last name exists in 76 countries. It also occurs in Guatemala, where 28 percent live and Spain, where 9 percent live.
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