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

The surname Ragadu (Hindi: रगडू, Marathi: रगडु, Oriya: ରାଗଦୁ) is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ragadu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,980,395th most commonly used family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 81,882,538 people. The last name Ragadu occurs mostly in Africa, where 76 percent of Ragadu reside; 76 percent reside in Southern Africa and 75 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Ragadu is also the 885,979th most prevalent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 112 people.

It is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 67 people, or 1 in 808,622. In South Africa it is most common in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 31 percent reside, Eastern Cape, where 28 percent reside and Gauteng, where 13 percent reside. Barring South Africa it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in India, where 22 percent reside and Mauritius, where 1 percent reside.

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
  • 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 Ragadu
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