Raga Surname
Approximately 26,148 people bear this surname
Raga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 4,834 | 1:27,358 | 3,243 |
| Venezuela | 4,600 | 1:6,566 | 747 |
| Philippines | 3,842 | 1:26,350 | 3,607 |
| Sudan | 2,240 | 1:16,746 | 2,298 |
| Spain | 1,887 | 1:24,776 | 2,615 |
| Ethiopia | 1,610 | 1:60,588 | 6,165 |
| India | 1,448 | 1:529,741 | 26,330 |
| Mexico | 1,093 | 1:113,565 | 3,987 |
| Colombia | 785 | 1:60,859 | 2,853 |
| Papua New Guinea | 702 | 1:11,615 | 1,048 |
| Egypt | 336 | 1:273,618 | 18,414 |
| United States | 320 | 1:1,132,684 | 81,515 |
| South Africa | 292 | 1:185,540 | 20,240 |
| Cameroon | 252 | 1:82,417 | 10,065 |
| Albania | 200 | 1:14,570 | 2,611 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| France | 173 | 1:383,946 | 56,838 |
| Morocco | 170 | 1:202,801 | 34,956 |
| Lebanon | 154 | 1:36,604 | 3,499 |
| Brazil | 140 | 1:1,529,102 | 50,957 |
| Solomon Islands | 114 | 1:5,088 | 690 |
| Italy | 79 | 1:774,135 | 62,609 |
| Latvia | 62 | 1:33,065 | 5,055 |
| Kenya | 54 | 1:855,183 | 32,488 |
| Greece | 49 | 1:226,118 | 35,110 |
| Russia | 46 | 1:3,133,110 | 167,157 |
| Malaysia | 46 | 1:641,179 | 30,740 |
| Argentina | 46 | 1:929,205 | 59,251 |
| Nigeria | 44 | 1:4,025,972 | 113,480 |
| England | 30 | 1:1,857,269 | 74,552 |
| Canada | 27 | 1:1,364,652 | 95,501 |
| Taiwan | 27 | 1:868,324 | 6,112 |
| Chile | 25 | 1:704,659 | 16,160 |
| Netherlands | 24 | 1:703,632 | 56,027 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Germany | 12 | 1:6,708,788 | 223,026 |
| Australia | 11 | 1:2,454,155 | 103,534 |
| Costa Rica | 10 | 1:478,007 | 4,148 |
| Hong Kong | 9 | 1:815,054 | 3,802 |
| Pakistan | 9 | 1:19,849,321 | 72,658 |
| Somalia | 9 | 1:1,494,673 | 3,608 |
| Poland | 8 | 1:4,751,094 | 138,864 |
| Burkina Faso | 7 | 1:2,621,729 | 17,588 |
| New Zealand | 7 | 1:646,903 | 40,014 |
| Zimbabwe | 6 | 1:2,573,040 | 106,478 |
| Cuba | 6 | 1:1,920,453 | 8,345 |
| Niger | 6 | 1:3,198,670 | 54,540 |
| Nepal | 5 | 1:5,696,191 | 13,053 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Gabon | 4 | 1:472,298 | 3,618 |
| Uruguay | 4 | 1:857,940 | 31,713 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Cook Islands | 1 | 1:18,179 | 1,485 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 14 | 1:3,587,049 | 158,810 |
The alternate forms: Ragá (1) are calculated separately.
Raga (34,980) may also be a first name.
Raga Demographics
Average Male Raga Height
173.75 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Raga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Raga Come From? nationality or country of origin
Raga (Bengali: রগা, Hindi: रगा, Marathi: रागा, Oriya: ରାଗା, Russian: Рага) is carried by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant: Ragá. Click here for other potential spellings of Raga.
How Common Is The Last Name Raga? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 20,872nd most commonly used family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 278,704 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 41 percent of Raga live; 33 percent live in Southeast Asia and 21 percent live in Caribbean South America. Raga is also the 24,745th most commonly used given name internationally, held by 34,980 people.
It is most widespread in Indonesia, where it is held by 4,834 people, or 1 in 27,358. In Indonesia Raga is most numerous in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 51 percent are found, South Sulawesi, where 14 percent are found and West Java, where 13 percent are found. Outside of Indonesia this surname exists in 83 countries. It is also found in Venezuela, where 18 percent are found and The Philippines, where 15 percent are found.
Raga Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Raga has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Raga surname expanded 2,286 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Raga Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya and Shiite (98%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Raga surname are 36.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 90% being registered with the political party.
The amount Raga earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 44.79% less than the national average, earning R 131,196 per year; in Colombia they earn 11.12% less than the national average, earning $20,178,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 11.3% less than the national average, earning $38,272 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.77% less than the national average, earning $45,327 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Raga Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Raga in the Bengali language | ||
| রগা | raga | 97.96 |
| রাগ | raga | 2.04 |
| Raga in the Marathi language | ||
| रागा | raga | 93.47 |
| रगा | raga | 6.53 |
| Raga in the Hindi language | ||
| रगा | raga | 89.33 |
| रागा | raga | 9.58 |
| रांगा | ranga | 0.36 |
| ड़ाग | raga | 0.36 |
| राग्ाा | ragaa | 0.12 |
| ड़ागा | raga | 0.12 |
| ड़ग | raga | 0.12 |
| Raga in the Oriya language | ||
| ରାଗା | raga | 63.64 |
| ରଗା | raga | 27.27 |
| ରାଂଗା | ranga | 9.09 |
| Raga in the Russian language | ||
| Рага | raga | - |
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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 Raga
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