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 or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Romay? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 56,840th most frequent last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 817,448 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 68 percent of Romay live; 45 percent live in South America and 20 percent live in Andean South America. It is also the 413,955th most widespread first name on earth It is held by 430 people.
The last name Romay is most frequently held in Bolivia, where it is borne by 1,803 people, or 1 in 5,888. In Bolivia Romay is primarily found in: Potosi Department, where 45 percent reside, La Paz Department, where 24 percent reside and Santa Cruz Department, where 12 percent reside. Apart from Bolivia it is found in 42 countries. It is also common in Spain, where 17 percent reside and Mexico, where 14 percent reside.
Romay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Romay has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 7,733 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Romay Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Romay surname are 40.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 94% being registered to vote for the political 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
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- 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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