Rämä Surname
Approximately 699 people bear this surname
Rämä Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | 694 | 1:7,920 | 1,235 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
Rämä Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rämä Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Rämä has its highest incidence in Finland. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rämä? popularity and diffusion
The last name Rämä is the 477,903rd most prevalent surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,425,674 people. The surname Rämä occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Rämä reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in Scandinavia.
The surname is most frequently held in Finland, where it is carried by 694 people, or 1 in 7,920. In Finland it is most common in: Kymenlaakso, where 57 percent live, Uusimaa, where 18 percent live and South Karelia, where 6 percent live. Not including Finland this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 1 percent live and Estonia, where 0 percent live.
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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 Rämä
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