Romanus Surname

65,754th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,588 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Romanus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Romanus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3,2581:54,3724,136
Tanzania2,1111:25,0793,071
Lebanon8931:6,3131,057
United States2191:1,655,064110,387
Germany1761:457,41740,380
Papua New Guinea1361:59,9547,710
Belgium1301:88,43613,772
Indonesia1301:1,017,30174,410
Namibia971:24,8394,039
Cameroon811:256,40824,973
Brazil631:3,398,00596,455
Sweden531:185,78812,836
Malaysia511:578,31828,229
Ukraine431:1,058,66796,518
England311:1,797,35772,927
India251:30,682,615377,978
Poland151:2,533,917108,409
Russia141:10,294,504334,277
Jordan111:803,85814,945
France111:6,038,429280,838
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Romanus (37,129) may also be a first name.

Romanus Last Name Facts

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

The surname Romanus (Hindi: रोमानुस, Marathi: रोमानुस, Oriya: େରାମାନୁସ, Russian: Романус) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Romanus click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Romanus? popularity and diffusion

The last name Romanus is the 65,754th most frequently held family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 960,404 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 73 percent of Romanus reside; 43 percent reside in West Africa and 43 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 23,631st most widely held forename throughout the world, borne by 37,129 people.

The surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 3,258 people, or 1 in 54,372. In Nigeria Romanus is mostly concentrated in: Abia, where 9 percent are found, Rivers, where 8 percent are found and Lagos, where 8 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria it occurs in 40 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 28 percent are found and Lebanon, where 12 percent are found.

Romanus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Romanus has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Romanus last name grew 1,460 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 3,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Romanus Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Romanus surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya, Maronite (97%) in Lebanon and Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Romanus surname are 13.94% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.71% being registered with the party.

The amount Romanus earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 11.48% more than the national average, earning $48,102 USD per year and in Canada they earn 30.23% less than the national average, earning $34,662 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Romanus Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Romanus in the Hindi language
रोमानुसromanusa92.86
रोमनुसromanusa7.14
Romanus in the Oriya language
େରାମାନୁସeramanusa75.93
ରମାନୁସramanusa18.52
େରମାନୁସeramanusa1.85
େରାମାନୂଶeramanusa1.85
Romanus in the Marathi language
रोमानुसromanusa75
रोमाजुसromajusa12.5
दुमानुषाdumanusa12.5
Romanus in the Russian language
Романусromanus-

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