Romain Surname
Approximately 35,845 people bear this surname
Romain Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'the Roman,' i.e. from Rome; compare Janaway, Gascoigne, Portwine, Lubbock, &c.
John Romanus, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Reginald le Romayn, Lincolnshire, ibid.
Read More About This SurnameRomain Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haiti | 8,376 | 1:1,276 | 203 |
| Chad | 7,318 | 1:1,857 | 342 |
| France | 7,000 | 1:9,489 | 884 |
| United States | 3,853 | 1:94,072 | 10,561 |
| Belgium | 1,871 | 1:6,145 | 767 |
| Ethiopia | 1,771 | 1:55,080 | 5,737 |
| Canada | 1,041 | 1:35,394 | 4,522 |
| Iran | 748 | 1:102,650 | 9,973 |
| England | 709 | 1:78,587 | 8,802 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 577 | 1:2,364 | 406 |
| South Africa | 369 | 1:146,823 | 16,737 |
| DR Congo | 328 | 1:225,243 | 21,937 |
| Dominica | 266 | 1:285 | 75 |
| Thailand | 260 | 1:271,686 | 46,672 |
| Grenada | 188 | 1:577 | 116 |
| Brazil | 129 | 1:1,659,491 | 54,555 |
| Dominican Republic | 116 | 1:89,939 | 4,002 |
| Mauritius | 77 | 1:16,798 | 3,561 |
| Seychelles | 70 | 1:1,320 | 306 |
| Venezuela | 64 | 1:471,939 | 9,218 |
| Panama | 52 | 1:75,236 | 3,168 |
| Palestine | 52 | 1:87,478 | 6,579 |
| Argentina | 47 | 1:909,434 | 58,335 |
| Australia | 46 | 1:586,863 | 42,409 |
| Switzerland | 43 | 1:190,998 | 16,977 |
| Guyana | 42 | 1:18,148 | 2,339 |
| Cameroon | 34 | 1:610,855 | 46,287 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 30 | 1:3,679 | 609 |
| New Caledonia | 26 | 1:10,624 | 2,723 |
| Germany | 24 | 1:3,354,394 | 150,996 |
| Ivory Coast | 23 | 1:1,003,097 | 24,580 |
| Jamaica | 21 | 1:136,664 | 4,886 |
| Indonesia | 19 | 1:6,960,484 | 292,931 |
| French Polynesia | 18 | 1:15,600 | 3,086 |
| New Zealand | 16 | 1:283,020 | 24,643 |
| Denmark | 16 | 1:352,795 | 24,706 |
| Spain | 15 | 1:3,116,802 | 65,296 |
| Wales | 14 | 1:221,038 | 13,576 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 12 | 1:8,264 | 893 |
| Scotland | 12 | 1:446,151 | 18,166 |
| Benin | 12 | 1:861,300 | 44,192 |
| Peru | 11 | 1:2,889,466 | 28,985 |
| Saint Lucia | 10 | 1:17,878 | 1,399 |
| Mali | 9 | 1:1,885,448 | 1,868 |
| Israel | 8 | 1:1,069,704 | 62,476 |
| Mexico | 7 | 1:17,732,315 | 50,495 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Rwanda | 4 | 1:2,841,244 | 3,611 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Senegal | 4 | 1:3,644,836 | 6,064 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Togo | 4 | 1:1,811,942 | 8,122 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1:5,629,059 | 132,535 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Montserrat | 3 | 1:1,649 | 224 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 156 | 1:156,252 | 13,619 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 346 | 1:145,141 | 13,587 |
The alternate forms: Romaĭn (1) are calculated separately.
Romain (232,535) may also be a first name.
Romain Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'the Roman,' i.e. from Rome; compare Janaway, Gascoigne, Portwine, Lubbock, &c.
John Romanus, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Reginald le Romayn, Lincolnshire, ibid.
Thomas Romeyn, London, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.
John le Romayn. Calendarium Genealogicum.
Richard Romeyn, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
1789. Married — John Roman and Grace Kennell: St. George, Hanover Square.
1790. — John Goff and Ann Romaine: ibid.
1796. — John Romain and Ann Jones: ibid.
(Anglo-French-Latin) Roman [French Romain, Latin Roman-us] Reginald le Romayn.—Hundred Rolls (Teutonic) occasionally confd. with weak forms of Rodmund, q.v.: cp. Rum(m)an (Teutonic).
“Roman” in Old English.
1. Probably the same as Romayne. 2. A place near Evreux, in Normandy.
Romain Demographics
Average Male Romain Height
176.97 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Romain Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Romain Come From? nationality or country of origin
Romain (Hindi: रोमैन, Marathi: रोमैन, Russian: Ромаин) occurs more in Haiti more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as: Romaĭn. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Romain? popularity and diffusion
It is the 15,552nd most numerous surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 203,307 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 44 percent of Romain live; 28 percent live in Caribbean and 25 percent live in Gallo-Caribbean. It is also the 4,512th most frequently used first name on earth It is held by 232,535 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Haiti, where it is carried by 8,376 people, or 1 in 1,276. In Haiti it is primarily concentrated in: Ouest, where 50 percent live, Artibonite, where 19 percent live and Nord-Est, where 13 percent live. Without taking into account Haiti it exists in 89 countries. It also occurs in Chad, where 20 percent live and France, where 20 percent live.
Romain Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Romain has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Romain last name grew 1,114 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 454 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Romain Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Romain last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Romain last name are 6.25% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 59.48% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Romain earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 105.47% more than the national average, earning S/. 39,830 per year; in South Africa they earn 9.51% less than the national average, earning R 215,028 per year; in United States they earn 2.58% more than the national average, earning $44,262 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.22% less than the national average, earning $46,095 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Romain Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Romain in the Hindi language | ||
| रोमैन | romaina | - |
| Romain in the Marathi language | ||
| रोमैन | romaina | - |
| Romain in the Russian language | ||
| Ромаин | romain | - |
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