How common is the surname Raman?

2,131 people in the United States had the surname Raman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 144,883 Americans. It ranked 14,105th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Raman?

Benito Raman, Belgian footballer.

Where is the surname Raman most common?

Wikidata records people named Raman in Belgium.

Is the surname Raman getting more or less common?

More common. 1,396 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,131 in 2010, up 53%.

Is Raman also a first name?

Yes. Raman is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Raman

A surname, carried by 2,131 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex R550 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Raman is more common than 91.3% of them.

Origin

Belarusian Рама́н (Ramán)

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,131 people named Raman in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 144,883 Americans. That is up 53% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,396.

#14,105

rank among US surnames

2,131

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+52.7%

change since 2000 (was #18,324)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#14,096	Vanpatten	2,132	144,815
#14,105	Heeter	2,131	144,883
#14,111	Shankar	2,130	144,951
#14,113	Militello	2,129	145,019

Who is named Raman

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

81% of people named Raman identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 8.8% as white (not Hispanic) and 5.3% as two or more races.

Asian and Pacific Islander 81%
White (not Hispanic) 8.8%
Two or more races 5.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

Famous Ramans

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Benito Raman
Belgian footballer, born 1994

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Raman

Raman has the Soundex code R550, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R550.

Questions

Where does the surname Raman come from?: Belarusian Рама́н (Ramán)
How common is the surname Raman?: 2,131 people in the United States had the surname Raman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 144,883 Americans. It ranked 14,105th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Raman?: In the 2010 Census, 81% of people named Raman identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 8.8% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Raman?: Benito Raman, Belgian footballer.
Where is the surname Raman most common?: Wikidata records people named Raman in Belgium.
Is the surname Raman getting more or less common?: More common. 1,396 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,131 in 2010, up 53%.
Is Raman also a first name?: Yes. Raman is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.