Ragas Surname

65,342nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,640 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Ragas Surname User-submission:

The Ragas surname is derived from an Indian term raga, which refers to the classical Indian music with a series of different melodies, intervals, rhythm and improvisation.

Ragas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines5,6051:18,0622,127
United States9531:380,33533,601
Venezuela2821:107,1073,819
Peru2091:152,0778,017
Netherlands981:172,31824,957
India901:8,522,949175,347
France651:1,021,888113,182
Slovakia481:111,17620,971
Papua New Guinea391:209,07028,870
Italy381:1,609,38783,030
Germany361:2,236,263117,794
Spain261:1,798,15550,469
Taiwan221:1,065,6707,365
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
Czechia151:708,89864,682
Argentina131:3,287,955132,850
Colombia101:4,777,40717,975
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
England41:13,929,515290,718
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States681:738,51047,095

The alternate forms: Ragàs (2) are calculated separately.

Ragas (43) may also be a first name.

Ragas Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Ragas surname is derived from an Indian term raga, which refers to the classical Indian music with a series of different melodies, intervals, rhythm and improvisation.

- Forebears.io Manual Submissions

Ragas Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ragas (Oriya: ରାଗସ) occurs in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It may occur as: Ragàs. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ragas? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ragas is the 65,342nd most commonly held last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 953,867 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 75 percent of Ragas reside; 73 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 73 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. Ragas is also the 1,545,828th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 43 people.

This surname is most prevalent in The Philippines, where it is held by 5,605 people, or 1 in 18,062. In The Philippines Ragas is primarily found in: Davao Region, where 15 percent reside, National Capital Region, where 13 percent reside and Central Visayas, where 11 percent reside. Aside from The Philippines it is found in 37 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 12 percent reside and Venezuela, where 4 percent reside.

Ragas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ragas has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ragas last name expanded 1,401 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ragas Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ragas surname are 28.75% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 75.52% being registered with the political party.

The amount Ragas earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 3.68% more than the national average, earning S/. 20,099 per year; in Colombia they earn 49.93% less than the national average, earning $11,367,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 7.35% less than the national average, earning $39,978 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.71% more than the national average, earning $55,501 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ragàs932/
Raagas916,007/
Rangas911,199/
Ragase91247/
Ragaas91150/
Ragats9177/
Raugas9153/
Rasgas9121/
Ragash9115/
Raghas9115/
Raggas9111/
Reagas912/
Raigas911/
Ragais911/
Raga8926,148/
Rakgase83130/
Ranggas83117/
Ragasse8367/
Rangasz8346/
Ragashe8325/
Ragauss8318/
Ragause834/
Ragaixs832/
Raghase831/
Ragaush831/
Rangais831/
Ranngas831/
Reaugas831/
Ragahas831/
Ragaish831/
Raghash831/
Ranga8026,469/
Ragay804,036/
Ragai803,434/
Ragos803,238/
Ragad802,178/
Ragap802,087/
Regas801,325/
Rogas801,076/
Ragha80911/
Ragaa80900/
Ragat80492/
Raiga80486/
Ragau80366/
Rasga80331/
Hraga80209/
Ragaz80200/
Ragač80162/
Ragah80153/
Raaga80120/
Rayga80106/
Reaga8096/
Ragga8088/
Ragoa8047/
Ragac8026/
Rañga8023/
Ragaj8020/
Rauga8015/
Rajga809/
Rhaga807/
Rraga803/
Ragaň803/
Rgaga802/
Ragasová7793/
Raygasse7788/
Ragasova775/
Rainggas774/
Raggasch771/
Rasgashe771/
Ragadh737,091/
Rangga735,295/
Rahaga733,132/
Raghad731,710/
Ragaai73705/
Raghai73580/
Rangai73544/
Raghay73496/
Rangos73334/
Raggad73255/
Rougas73219/
Ragaay73215/
Rongas73130/
Rangha73128/
Raga'y73122/
Raghat73118/
Rogash73113/
Rangaa7397/
Ragaut7391/
Ragaud7391/
Ragois7390/
Rangau7383/
Rranga7368/
Regaas7347/
Roigas7346/
Raigai7341/
Rangay7333/
Raunga7329/
Ragoss7324/
Rainga7324/
Reigas7323/
Rogasz7321/
Raggos7316/
Reggas7315/
Rõngas7315/
Rasgos7314/
Raghau7313/
Regasz7311/
Ragauh7311/
Ragach7310/
Hranga7310/
Rang'a739/
Ragose737/
Ragapp737/
Raghha736/
Raigau736/
Raggaz736/
Raggay735/
Raigad735/
Rogais735/
Regaus735/
Raggah735/
Raszga734/
Rogass734/
Rogase734/
Raggai734/
Ragace734/
Ragaiy734/
Reygas733/
Roogas733/
Roegas733/
Raigay733/
Raugad733/
Rhanga733/
Raggha732/
Raugat732/
Raygoa732/
Raigoa732/
Raghap732/
Raagay732/
Raagos732/
Raigat732/
Regais732/
Ragahu732/
Reghas732/
Roygas731/
Racgha731/
Raagaa731/
Raanga731/
Rangaj731/
Raygad731/
Rogast731/
Raygai731/
Rzaiga731/
Roggas731/
Rankga731/
Rahgha731/
Ragohs731/
Ragosz731/
Raygah731/
Reanga731/
Ra'aga731/
Raagaz731/
Ragahe731/
Ragait731/
Rogaas731/
Ruigas731/
Ragosh731/
Reagaz731/
Rakgoa731/
Rasgai731/
Rangaz731/
Raigos731/
Raga'e731/
Regass730/
Rago6716,501/
Roga674,695/
Ranggau67540/
Ragó67464/
Raggatt67415/
Rogasch67193/
Ragache67124/
Rangosz6799/
Rongaus6790/
Ranghos6765/
Ragault6760/
Raighai6742/
Ranghai6730/
Rayngay6724/
Ragoust6715/
Rangász6713/
Rhangos6710/
Ranggay678/
Ragosch678/
Ranggai676/
Reangha676/
Rangaih675/
Rashgha675/
Raghapp674/
Reigass674/
Reigase674/
Rangaah674/
Raga'ei674/
Ragooha674/
Rayghai673/
Reygass673/
Raigeau672/
Rangaiz672/
Rangous672/
Raghaiy671/
Raghead671/
Raghose671/
Raghosh671/
Ragauth671/
Raigatt671/
Raagapp671/
Regasch671/
Raugadh671/
Rogatsz671/
Raugath671/
Rangosh671/
Rangozs671/
Ranngha671/
Ragá671/
Rhongas671/
Rhagaxh671/
Ragaitė671/
Raggach671/
Roghash671/
Rogashe671/
Régaisz671/
Roungas671/
Raga'ee671/
Raga'ey671/
Raghaid671/
Raga'ie671/
Ragoose670/
Rogaiss670/
Raggatz670/

Ragas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ragas in the Oriya language
ରାଗସragasa98.28
ରାଗାସragasa1.72

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