Ragavan Surname

113,848th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,063 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

Ragavan Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'descendant of Raghuvamsa', the epithet of the Hindu God Rama who is an incaranation of Lord Vishnu.

Ragavan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1,2831:597,86928,870
Sri Lanka1,0961:18,9862,610
Malaysia4491:65,6894,850
South Africa3331:162,69618,231
United Arab Emirates2011:45,5834,611
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
England1081:515,90832,533
United States1021:3,553,519199,004
Singapore731:75,4483,146
Qatar471:50,1704,949
Canada411:898,67368,969
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Australia271:999,84158,390
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Mauritius111:117,5837,967
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
France81:8,302,840321,660
Norway71:734,61250,907
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

Ragavan (2,188) may also be a first name.

Ragavan Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'descendant of Raghuvamsa', the epithet of the Hindu God Rama who is an incaranation of Lord Vishnu.

- araghavan

Ragavan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ragavan (Hindi: रगवन, Marathi: रागवण) is more commonly found in India than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of Ragavan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ragavan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 113,848th most frequently used last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,793,637 people. Ragavan is mostly found in Asia, where 84 percent of Ragavan live; 59 percent live in South Asia and 59 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Ragavan is also the 160,173rd most frequently held given name in the world It is held by 2,188 people.

The last name Ragavan is most frequently occurring in India, where it is carried by 1,283 people, or 1 in 597,869. In India Ragavan is mostly concentrated in: Tamil Nadu, where 60 percent live, Karnataka, where 5 percent live and Pondicherry, where 4 percent live. Beside India this last name is found in 28 countries. It also occurs in Sri Lanka, where 27 percent live and Malaysia, where 11 percent live.

Ragavan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Ragavan are 23.69% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 76.92% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Ragavan earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 37.77% more than the national average, earning R 327,396 per year; in United States they earn 57.44% more than the national average, earning $67,935 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.18% more than the national average, earning $54,743 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Ragavan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ragavan in the Marathi language
रागवणragavana46.15
रागवाragava15.38
रागावणragavana15.38
राघवनraghavana7.69
रगवानragavana7.69
रागवानragavana7.69
Ragavan in the Hindi language
रगवनragavana33.33
रागावनragavana16.67
रागवांragavam16.67
रगवानragavana16.67
रगवांragavam16.67

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