Ruam Surname

212,696th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,936 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cambodia
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Ruam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ruam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cambodia1,5831:9,783951
Philippines2481:408,21951,950
Papua New Guinea411:198,87127,541
Taiwan361:651,2434,752
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Ruam (7,024) may also be a first name.

Ruam Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ruam (Marathi: रुमा) occurs in Cambodia more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruam? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ruam is the 212,696th most common last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,764,228 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 97 percent of Ruam are found; 95 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 82 percent are found in Khmer-Asia. Ruam is also the 77,386th most frequently held given name in the world. It is borne by 7,024 people.

It is most widely held in Cambodia, where it is carried by 1,583 people, or 1 in 9,783. In Cambodia it is primarily concentrated in: Battambang Province, where 63 percent reside, Banteay Meanchey Province, where 14 percent reside and Siem Reap Province, where 4 percent reside. Not including Cambodia this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 13 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent reside.

Ruam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ruam has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Ruam surname grew 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ruame892/
Ruamg891/
Rouham802/
Ruamth801/
Ruan751,207,598/
Rvam7546/
Ruom7519/
Rbam757/
Rwam756/
Ruachim731/
Ruane678,103/
Ruang67421/
Ruant6782/
Rhuan6710/
Ruann679/
Ruanh673/
Ruand673/
Ruank673/
Hruan671/
Ruome671/
Rwame671/

Ruam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ruam in the Marathi language
रुमाruma-

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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 Ruam
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