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
Average Ragen Salary in
United States
$48,800 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant: Ragén. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ragen? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 335,097th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 6,619,024 people. Ragen occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 71 percent of Ragen live; 71 percent live in North America and 71 percent live in Anglo-North America. Ragen is also the 273,612th most common first name world-wide, held by 883 people.
The surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 780 people, or 1 in 464,691. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 12 percent are found, Pennsylvania, where 8 percent are found and Illinois, where 7 percent are found. Outside of The United States Ragen occurs in 25 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 13 percent are found and England, where 3 percent are found.
Ragen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Ragen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Ragen surname grew 119 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 109 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Ragen Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Ragen surname are 8.18% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 54.95% being registered to vote for 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
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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