Ragadu Surname

1,980,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 89 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Ragadu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ragadu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa671:808,62254,680
India201:38,353,269431,471
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Ragadu (112) may also be a first name.

Ragadu Last Name Facts

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

Ragadu (Hindi: रगडू, Marathi: रगडु, Oriya: ରାଗଦୁ) is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ragadu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ragadu is the 1,980,395th most commonly used last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 81,882,538 people. The last name Ragadu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 76 percent of Ragadu reside; 76 percent reside in Southern Africa and 75 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 885,979th most frequently held first name world-wide. It is borne by 112 people.

The surname is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is held by 67 people, or 1 in 808,622. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 31 percent are found, Eastern Cape, where 28 percent are found and Gauteng, where 13 percent are found. Beside South Africa this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in India, where 22 percent are found and Mauritius, where 1 percent are found.

Ragadu Last Name Statistics demography

Ragadu earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 165.12% more than the national average, earning R 630,036 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rangadu921,110/
Ragadau928/
Ranghadu8614/
Rangaadu864/
Ragodu833/
Rogadu831/
Ragadoo779/
Reigadu771/
Ragodus771/
Rakgodu771/
Rankgodu714/
Ragoudou711/
Regedu679/
Regodu677/
Rogodu671/
Ragodoo6261/
Rougoudou531/

Ragadu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ragadu in the Oriya language
ରାଗଦୁragadu-
Ragadu in the Marathi language
रगडुragadu55.56
रगडूragadu44.44
Ragadu in the Hindi language
रगडूragadu50
रगडुragadu33.33
रगदूragadu16.67

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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
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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 Ragadu
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