Ruam Surname
Approximately 1,936 people bear this surname
Ruam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cambodia | 1,583 | 1:9,783 | 951 |
| Philippines | 248 | 1:408,219 | 51,950 |
| Papua New Guinea | 41 | 1:198,871 | 27,541 |
| Taiwan | 36 | 1:651,243 | 4,752 |
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
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
Ruam (Marathi: रुमा) has its highest incidence in Cambodia. It can appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ruam? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 212,696th most common family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,764,228 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 97 percent of Ruam reside; 95 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 82 percent reside in Khmer-Asia. Ruam is also the 77,386th most widespread first name internationally, borne by 7,024 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Cambodia, where it is carried by 1,583 people, or 1 in 9,783. In Cambodia it is most frequent in: Battambang Province, where 63 percent are found, Banteay Meanchey Province, where 14 percent are found and Siem Reap Province, where 4 percent are found. Other than Cambodia this surname occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 13 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent are found.
Ruam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Ruam has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ruam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ruam in the Marathi language | ||
| रुमा | ruma | - |
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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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