Ragen Surname

335,097th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,101 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Mauritius

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7801:464,69139,603
Australia1401:192,82619,093
England371:1,505,89364,828
India351:21,916,154310,282
Mauritius331:39,1947,252
Indonesia181:7,347,177303,310
Papua New Guinea161:509,60763,542
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Kenya81:5,772,48850,256
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England341:716,92333,560
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6581:76,3208,123

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.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Ragen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ragen (Bengali: রগেন, Hindi: रगें, Marathi: रागेन, Russian: Раген) has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also occur as: Ragén. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ragen? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 335,097th most frequently used surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 6,619,024 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 71 percent of Ragen are found; 71 percent are found in North America and 71 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Ragen is also the 273,612th most commonly occurring first name in the world, held by 883 people.

This surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 780 people, or 1 in 464,691. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 12 percent are found, Pennsylvania, where 8 percent are found and Illinois, where 7 percent are found. Besides The United States this surname is found in 25 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 13 percent are found and England, where 3 percent are found.

Ragen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ragen has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 119 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 109 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ragen Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Ragen surname are 8.18% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 54.95% being registered with the political 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ragén9319/
Rangen91585/
Reagen91345/
Ragoen9188/
Ratgen9182/
Raggen9149/
Ragent9132/
Radgen9128/
Raegen9120/
Rageng9118/
Raigen9117/
Rasgen9113/
Raygen917/
Raguen917/
Raugen913/
Rageen913/
Raghen913/
Ragend912/
Ragn8941/
Rangeen83463/
Rathgen83198/
Røragen8337/
Raingen8311/
Ranggen8310/
Rahtgen837/
Reagent837/
Ragienė836/
Ragheen834/
Raggent831/
Rahagen831/
Rageenh831/
Rageeng831/
Raygene830/
Raighen830/
Rajen805,224/
Ragin803,481/
Regen802,068/
Rasen80606/
Rogen80502/
Razen80378/
Ragne80207/
Ragem8046/
Racen8042/
Ražen8033/
Raign8031/
Ragnå8016/
Ragín808/
Rögen805/
Reagn802/
Raghn801/
Rangn801/
Ragnn800/
Raugienė7712/
Rangheen771/
Raehgoen771/
Rangin737,473/
Razeen733,771/
Raguin732,858/
Rongen732,042/
Roggen731,448/
Reagin731,241/
Ratjen73743/
Raizen73386/
Raging73295/
Rachen73275/
Raisen73196/
Raseen73196/
Regien73195/
Rosgen73190/
Radjen7387/
Raseng7368/
Rogien7353/
Rahsen7352/
Raigne7350/
Reegen7347/
Rajeen7341/
Raysen7333/
Rosaen7333/
Razeng7327/
Rausen7324/
Raasen7323/
Razien7320/
Reasen7319/
Rogent7318/
Roghen7315/
Razhen7315/
Razent7315/
Raighn7313/
Reigen7312/
Rayzen7311/
Rodgen738/
Rougen738/
Raguem738/
Hrazen738/
Rogeng737/
Rauzen736/
Ruigen735/
Rasent735/
Ragień735/
Rasaen735/
Reggen734/
Rhogen734/
Rasend734/
Raigin733/
Regeen733/
Raughn733/
Roguen733/
Raycen732/
Raygin732/
Rascen732/
Reygen732/
Raghin732/
Rasoen732/
Rageem731/
Raggem731/
Raggin731/
Ragind731/
Raginn731/
Radgin731/
Raajen731/
Regenn731/
Roigen731/
Rakgin731/
Raízen731/
Rajean731/
Régien731/
Röggen731/
Rajehn731/
Reangn731/
Razgin731/
Razaen731/
Rahhen731/
Ragink731/
Rotgen730/
Ratgin730/
Roogen730/
Roegen730/
Rathjen675,278/
Rajn67515/
Regn67429/
Reingen67335/
Raguing67243/
Raseeng67222/
Rogn67177/
Rahusen67137/
Raaijen67131/
Roughen67126/
Raaging67104/
Røeggen6788/
Rasn6770/
Reisgen6759/
Rottgen6759/
Rahtjen6749/
Ratchen6736/
Radjeng6731/
Ragguem6712/
Ranggin6711/
Razn679/
Rauchen678/
Rasenne678/
Racheng676/
Rahasen675/
Reighen675/
Rachean675/
Raingin675/
Reiñgen675/
Rauseng675/
Ronggen674/
Razienė674/
Roeggen673/
Ronghen673/
Raichen673/
Rahging673/
Rashgin673/
Rachene672/
Raxn672/
Rakhean671/
Rakhein671/
Raisaen671/
Raizene671/
Raseenk671/
Rasengh671/
Rayzien671/
Ragnová671/
Rasienė671/
Ražienė671/
Reuggen671/
Rachenn671/
Rachien671/
Rogienė671/
Rouguen671/
Raisent671/
Razeemn671/
Razheen671/
Rhausen671/
Raaseen671/
Hrachen671/
Reigent670/
Reaggin670/
Rothgen670/
Reaughn670/
Rasscen670/
Rodtgen670/
Raeggin670/

Ragen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ragen in the Bengali language
রগেনragena-
Ragen in the Marathi language
रागेनragena57.14
रगेनragena42.86
Ragen in the Hindi language
रगेंragem36.36
रागेनragena18.18
रगेनragena18.18
राजेन्द्रrajendra9.09
रागेन्ragen9.09
Ragen in the Russian language
Рагенragen-

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