Ragen Surname
Approximately 1,101 people bear this surname
Ragen Surname Definition:
(German) Descendant of Ragin, a short form of names beginning with Ragin (counsel), as Raganfrid, Ragingar and Raginald.
Ragen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 780 | 1:464,691 | 39,603 |
| Australia | 140 | 1:192,826 | 19,093 |
| England | 37 | 1:1,505,893 | 64,828 |
| India | 35 | 1:21,916,154 | 310,282 |
| Mauritius | 33 | 1:39,194 | 7,252 |
| Indonesia | 18 | 1:7,347,177 | 303,310 |
| Papua New Guinea | 16 | 1:509,607 | 63,542 |
| New Zealand | 9 | 1:503,147 | 33,029 |
| Kenya | 8 | 1:5,772,488 | 50,256 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 8 | 1:553,733 | 17,655 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 34 | 1:716,923 | 33,560 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 658 | 1:76,320 | 8,123 |
The alternate forms: Ragén (19) are calculated separately.
Ragen (883) may also be a first name.
Ragen Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German) Descendant of Ragin, a short form of names beginning with Ragin (counsel), as Raganfrid, Ragingar and Raginald.
Ragen Demographics
Ragen Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Ragen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ragen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ragen (Bengali: রগেন, Hindi: रगें, Marathi: रागेन, Russian: Раген) occurs most in The United States. It may be found as: Ragén. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ragen? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 335,097th most commonly used surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 6,619,024 people. Ragen is mostly found in The Americas, where 71 percent of Ragen reside; 71 percent reside in North America and 71 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 273,612th most widely held first name on earth. It is borne by 883 people.
This surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 780 people, or 1 in 464,691. In The United States it is most prevalent in: California, where 12 percent reside, Pennsylvania, where 8 percent reside and Illinois, where 7 percent reside. Outside of The United States this last name is found in 25 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 13 percent reside and England, where 3 percent reside.
Ragen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Ragen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ragen last name rose 119 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 109 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Ragen Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Ragen surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Ragen surname are 8.18% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 54.95% registered to vote for the party.
Ragen earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 13.1% more than the national average, earning $48,800 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ragen Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ragen in the Bengali language | ||
| রগেন | ragena | - |
| Ragen in the Marathi language | ||
| रागेन | ragena | 57.14 |
| रगेन | ragena | 42.86 |
| Ragen in the Hindi language | ||
| रगें | ragem | 36.36 |
| रागेन | ragena | 18.18 |
| रगेन | ragena | 18.18 |
| राजेन्द्र | rajendra | 9.09 |
| रागेन् | ragen | 9.09 |
| Ragen in the Russian language | ||
| Раген | ragen | - |
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