Rumsay Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Wales

Rumsay Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rumsay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:1,354,18747,798
Scotland51:748,64318,576
Wales51:313,68310,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States351:1,434,82077,606

Rumsay (14) may also be a first name.

Rumsay Last Name Facts

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

Rumsay is more frequently found in Australia than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rumsay? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 7,593,402nd most frequently used family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 33 percent of Rumsay are found; 33 percent are found in Northern Europe and 33 percent are found in British Isles. Rumsay is also the 3,024,661st most widespread first name globally, borne by 14 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Australia, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 26,995,701. In Australia Rumsay is primarily concentrated in: Victoria, where 100 percent live. Outside of Australia it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Cambodia, where 17 percent live and England, where 17 percent live.

Rumsay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Rumsay has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Rumsay last name decreased 94 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it decreased 97 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it decreased 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Raumsay9211/
Rumsa9160/
Rumsy913/
Rumsey839,984/
Rumsah83213/
Rumsha8330/
Rumsia8325/
Rumsas8318/
Romsay8312/
Rimsay834/
Rumsza834/
Rumsuy831/
Runsay830/
Rumssy830/
Raunsay7745/
Rumshas7717/
Rumsouy775/
Rumnsey774/
Rumjaya774/
Raumsai772/
Romsaiy771/
Roumsai771/
Rumssey771/
Rumshad771/
Runssay770/
Runnsay770/
Rimsa731,175/
Romsa73339/
Runsa7390/
Rumsi7379/
Romsy7360/
Rumša7343/
Rumja7314/
Rumza738/
Rumzy733/
Rimsy731/
Runsy730/
Rumsiyah71230/
Rumsiyeh7182/
Rumsyiah7160/
Rimsahay712/
Rimsha671,113/
Rumsih67813/
Romsai67499/
Romsey67149/
Rumšas67110/
Rimsah6793/
Rimsza6745/
Runsas6745/
Rumzis6733/
Runsey6732/
Rumsis6725/
Romsia6717/
Romsha6716/
Runsat6716/
Rimsey677/
Romzay675/
Rumcha675/
Runsea674/
Runjay674/
Romsøy673/
Rumser673/
Runsau673/
Rumsie671/
Raunsa671/
Rumsui671/
Rounsy671/
Rumset671/
Rumjai671/
Runsah671/
Runsap671/
Rimsai671/
Runnsy670/
Rumsee670/
Rumcey670/
Runsha670/

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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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  • 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 Rumsay
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