Ragab Surname

1,785th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 307,602 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Ragab Surname User-submission:

The surname Ragab comes from ragab, the name of the seventh month in Islamic calendar.

Ragab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt224,7501:40939
Iraq16,1391:2,170272
Syria15,7361:1,227167
Saudi Arabia15,3441:2,011231
Sudan11,4801:3,267456
Libya7,6641:815189
Yemen3,7961:6,961935
Jordan3,2651:2,708543
Palestine3,2531:1,398249
Kuwait1,6391:2,319287
United Arab Emirates1,6271:5,631706
Lebanon1,1871:4,749848
Tunisia3111:1,963218
United States3051:1,188,39084,748
Qatar2281:10,3421,159
Morocco1701:202,80134,956
Oman1461:25,2602,164
England831:671,30238,633
Germany641:1,257,89880,532
Greece561:197,85331,389
France541:1,230,050127,496
Canada501:736,91258,785
Bulgaria491:142,4278,235
Italy251:2,446,26894,040
Iran191:4,041,185108,332
Algeria141:2,759,39644,963
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
Austria121:709,62061,025
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
India61:127,844,230863,365
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Cyprus31:294,9598,690
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
China21:683,660,78330,601
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Ragab (79,664) may also be a first name.

Ragab Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Ragab comes from ragab, the name of the seventh month in Islamic calendar.

- abdelrahmanrag

Ragab Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ragab Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Ragab (Arabic: رغيب, Hindi: रागब, Oriya: ରାଗବ, Russian: Рагаб) is found most frequently in Egypt. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ragab? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,785th most commonly used last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 23,691 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 79 percent of Ragab live; 79 percent live in North Africa and 79 percent live in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 12,408th most widespread first name worldwide It is held by 79,664 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Egypt, where it is carried by 224,750 people, or 1 in 409. Excluding Egypt Ragab is found in 56 countries. It is also found in Iraq, where 5 percent are found and Syria, where 5 percent are found.

Ragab Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Sunni (78%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Ragab surname are 4.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 57.5% registered with the political party.

The amount Ragab earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 16.51% more than the national average, earning $50,272 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.42% less than the national average, earning $43,016 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ragabh911,460/
Raghab91499/
Rangab91241/
Ragaab91153/
Raggab91145/
Ragaib913/
Reagab912/
Rahgab911/
Raigab911/
Rahghab8312/
Ranggab831/
Raghaab831/
Raghabh831/
Rageb804,120/
Ragap802,087/
Regab80693/
Ragav80436/
Ragob80111/
Ragaw804/
Ragaf802/
Rogab801/
Ragabova778/
Ragabová772/
Raghav7332,168/
Reggab731,832/
Ragoub731,397/
Rougab73289/
Raghaw73120/
Rangap7380/
Raghob7328/
Ragahv7322/
Rangav739/
Ragapp737/
Raggob737/
Raugaf735/
Ragieb734/
Rahgav733/
Raghap732/
Ragaav732/
Ragaiv732/
Ragova732/
Rogaib732/
Reghab732/
Ragowa732/
Raugav731/
Regaab731/
Raggeb731/
Regaib731/
Raagaf731/
Ragafe731/
Rongab731/
Rangapp67259/
Ranghav67105/
Rakgowa6796/
Raghobh679/
Raygova676/
Raghapp674/
Raghova672/
Rakgape671/
Rakgafe671/
Ranghap671/
Raugaaf671/
Raaghav671/
Raagapp671/
Ragahav671/
Raghebh671/
Raghaav671/
Ranggaw671/

Ragab Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ragab in the Hindi language
रागबragaba-
Ragab in the Oriya language
ରାଗବragaba-
Ragab in the Russian language
Рагабragab-
Ragab in the Arabic language
رغيبrghyb-
رغابrghab-
رجبrjb-

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