Ratnam is used as a family name or surname in Malaysia. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Ratnam
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Malaysia
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Ratnam

How popular is Ratnam?

Ratnam is common in Malaysia.

Ratnam is ranked 25564 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Ratnams grew by 35.2518 per cent to 188 since 2000 and ranked 96799 after elevating 19324 spots. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 93.62 89.93
Others 4.79 7.91
Ratnam is quite popular family name mostly used in India while Sri Lanka is ahead in terms of density. Around 20011 people have been found who wears Ratnam as their family name. Ratnam is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
6,296 Guyana9
275,830 Ukraine8
5,859 Mauritius2
18,718 Thailand2
20,595 China2
35,969 Denmark2
2,151 Fiji2
54,135 Philippines2
5,217 Zambia2
9,185 Hong Kong2
123,175 Tanzania1
18,969 Wales1
151,601 Spain1
7,292 Vietnam1
7,198 Maldives1
3,952 Yemen1
5,553 Taiwan1
717 Bhutan1
4,249 Cambodia1
8,500 Dominican Republic1
25,746 Finland1
10,190 Bahrain1
17,575 Kuwait1
2,196 Liberia1
4,942 Libya1
537 Liechtenstein1
6,688 Malawi1
11,510 Oman1
2,040 Mali1
971 Seychelles1
77,122 Sweden1
91,024 Belgium1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
12,974 New Zealand47
8,720 Qatar29
23,443 Norway26
248,789 Indonesia25
18,457 Scotland20
78,557 Netherlands13
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
12,684 Switzerland90
Countries with hundreds of Ratnam:
12,359 England489
9,837 Canada403
9,426 Saudi Arabia346
80,554 United States295
1,665 Singapore248
13,477 Australia202
5,127 United Arab Emirates191
59,024 Germany168
71,478 France135
Countries with thousands of Ratnam:
6,726 India7,557
491 Sri Lanka5,347
784 Malaysia4,325
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Ratnam Namesakes

  • Anita Ratnam, Dancer
  • Anita Ratnam, Dancer
  • Mani Ratnam, Film director
  • Mani Ratnam, Film director
  • Mani Ratnam, Film director
  • Mani Ratnam, Film director
  • Mani Ratnam, Film director
  • Mani Ratnam, Film director
  • Roshina Ratnam, Actress
  • Anita Ratnam, Dancer
  • In 1940, Kali N. Ratnam portrayed the role of N in 0 film Sati Murali.

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