Romao Surname

7,558th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 75,075 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Mozambique

Romao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Romao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil47,6861:4,489350
Mozambique16,6861:1,634386
Angola6,3101:4,277620
Portugal2,5001:4,167472
Togo5251:13,8053,854
France2671:248,77438,430
United States2421:1,497,764102,032
Philippines1791:565,57763,118
Canada1251:294,76527,374
Benin1051:98,43411,231
England691:807,50843,459
Spain651:719,26231,067
Venezuela321:943,87714,561
Argentina271:1,583,08986,049
Namibia271:89,2378,105
South Africa251:2,167,10894,352
India251:30,682,615377,978
Taiwan251:937,7906,555
Germany231:3,500,237154,763
Switzerland211:391,09129,271
Belgium131:884,35769,774
Guyana131:58,6324,970
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Chile71:2,516,63933,195
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Paraguay51:1,447,34911,454
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Belize21:177,7373,502
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155

The alternate forms: Româo (4), Romaõ (2), Romaô (1) & Romäo (1) are calculated separately.

Romao (18,627) may also be a first name.

Romao Last Name Facts

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

The last name Romao (Arabic: روماو, Marathi: रोमाओ, Russian: Ромао) is more frequently found in Brazil than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant: Româo, Romaõ, Romaô or Romäo. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Romao? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,558th most frequently used surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 97,070 people. The last name Romao is mostly found in The Americas, where 64 percent of Romao live; 64 percent live in South America and 64 percent live in Luso-South America. It is also the 39,864th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 18,627 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Brazil, where it is borne by 47,686 people, or 1 in 4,489. In Brazil Romao is mostly found in: São Paulo, where 29 percent reside, Minas Gerais, where 10 percent reside and Ceará, where 7 percent reside. Not including Brazil it exists in 52 countries. It is also common in Mozambique, where 22 percent reside and Angola, where 8 percent reside.

Romao Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Romao last name are 44.33% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 97.56% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Romao earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 1.17% less than the national average, earning R 234,864 per year; in United States they earn 4.06% more than the national average, earning $44,899 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.69% more than the national average, earning $57,478 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Româo934/
Romaõ932/
Romaô931/
Romäo931/
Romaho916/
Romaeo915/
Roumao914/
Romaao913/
Romaos913/
Romaoa912/
Rom'ao911/
Romaoz911/
Rommao911/
Ruomao911/
Roumaou831/
Romaous831/
Romagio830/
Rumao802,391/
Ramao80985/
Romoa8019/
Remao806/
Roummaou771/
Romoas731,980/
Ramaos7322/
Ramaho7315/
Ramaou7313/
Romuoo739/
Romoho737/
Rotmoa732/
Romoat731/
Remaho731/
Raumao731/
Rusmao731/
Hromoa731/
Hromoho6740/
Ramagio6711/
Romooah675/
Ramajyo674/
Romayya674/
Romohoy672/
Rammaou671/
Ramaiyo671/
Ramaaho671/
Ratmaoi671/
Romeyia671/
Ramaijo671/
Ramahgo671/
Romeiea671/

Romao Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Romao in the Marathi language
रोमाओroma'o40
रोमोromo20
रोमाroma20
रोमओroma'o20
Romao in the Russian language
Ромаоromao-
Romao in the Arabic language
روماوrwmaw-

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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 Romao
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