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
Romay (Marathi: रोमाय, Russian: Ромай) is found in Bolivia more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Romay? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 56,840th most commonly held family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 817,448 people. The last name Romay occurs mostly in The Americas, where 68 percent of Romay live; 45 percent live in South America and 20 percent live in Andean South America. Romay is also the 413,955th most commonly occurring first name globally. It is borne by 430 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Bolivia, where it is borne by 1,803 people, or 1 in 5,888. In Bolivia it is mostly concentrated in: Potosi Department, where 45 percent are found, La Paz Department, where 24 percent are found and Santa Cruz Department, where 12 percent are found. Apart from Bolivia Romay exists in 42 countries. It also occurs in Spain, where 17 percent are found and Mexico, where 14 percent are found.
Romay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Romay has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Romay last name increased 7,733 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Romay Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Romay last name are 40.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 94% being 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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