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    The surname Rama

    A surname, carried by 1,284 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex R500

    Rama: #20,627 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Rama #20,627, 1,284 people Rama: #20,627 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Rama #20,627, 1,284 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Rama is more common than 87.3% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,284 people named Rama in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 240,456 Americans. That is up 40% since 2000, when the Census counted 917.

    #20,627
    rank among US surnames
    1,284
    people in 2010
    0.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    +40%
    change since 2000 (was #25,356)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #20,627Siple1,284240,456
    #20,636Lowenthal1,283240,643

    Who is named Rama

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    46% of people named Rama identified as white (not Hispanic), 35% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 14% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 46%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 35%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 14%
    • Two or more races 3.0%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 2.3%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Ramas

    2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Valdet Rama
      Albanian association football player, born 1987
    • Ina Rama
      Albanian attorney, born 1972

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    Surnames that sound like Rama

    Rama has the Soundex code R500, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R500.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Rama?
    1,284 people in the United States had the surname Rama in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 240,456 Americans. It ranked 20,627th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Rama?
    In the 2010 Census, 46% of people named Rama identified as white (not Hispanic), and 35% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
    Who is the most famous person named Rama?
    Valdet Rama, Albanian association football player, followed by Ina Rama.
    Where is the surname Rama most common?
    Wikidata records people named Rama in Albania.
    Is the surname Rama getting more or less common?
    More common. 917 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,284 in 2010, up 40%.