Romay Surname
Approximately 8,915 people bear this surname
Romay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bolivia | 1,803 | 1:5,888 | 772 |
| Spain | 1,523 | 1:30,697 | 3,116 |
| Mexico | 1,272 | 1:97,583 | 3,694 |
| Philippines | 1,261 | 1:80,284 | 13,900 |
| Argentina | 1,199 | 1:35,649 | 2,986 |
| Venezuela | 602 | 1:50,173 | 2,493 |
| United States | 464 | 1:781,161 | 60,501 |
| Uruguay | 295 | 1:11,633 | 1,309 |
| Cuba | 259 | 1:44,489 | 1,908 |
| Brazil | 84 | 1:2,548,504 | 77,255 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| England | 20 | 1:2,785,903 | 97,972 |
| Canada | 15 | 1:2,456,373 | 146,130 |
| France | 12 | 1:5,535,227 | 269,324 |
| Ecuador | 11 | 1:1,445,986 | 17,636 |
| Peru | 10 | 1:3,178,412 | 30,046 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Panama | 4 | 1:978,064 | 12,245 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1:5,629,059 | 132,535 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Paraguay | 2 | 1:3,618,373 | 13,977 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5 | 1:4,875,074 | 116,529 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
Romay (430) may also be a first name.
Romay Demographics
Average Romay Salary in
United States
$41,279 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Romay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Romay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Romay (Marathi: रोमाय, Russian: Ромай) is held by more people in Bolivia than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Romay? popularity and diffusion
The surname Romay is the 56,840th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 817,448 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 68 percent of Romay reside; 45 percent reside in South America and 20 percent reside in Andean South America. It is also the 413,955th most frequently occurring first name world-wide, held by 430 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Bolivia, where it is held by 1,803 people, or 1 in 5,888. In Bolivia Romay is most common in: Potosi Department, where 45 percent live, La Paz Department, where 24 percent live and Santa Cruz Department, where 12 percent live. Besides Bolivia this last name is found in 42 countries. It also occurs in Spain, where 17 percent live and Mexico, where 14 percent live.
Romay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Romay has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Romay surname expanded 7,733 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Romay Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Romay surname are 40.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 94% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Romay earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 321.08% more than the national average, earning S/. 81,626 per year and in United States they earn 4.33% less than the national average, earning $41,279 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Romay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Romay in the Marathi language | ||
| रोमाय | romaya | - |
| Romay in the Russian language | ||
| Ромай | romaj | - |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Romay
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