Raghav Surname

17,227th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32,168 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Bahrain

Raghav Surname User-submission:

The Raghav surname means 'descendant of Raghu'.

Raghav's are from Suryavanshi Rajput clan, this is surname is quite rare and mostly found in southern Asia.

Raghav Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India31,3841:24,4411,843
United Arab Emirates3411:26,8692,988
United States1171:3,097,940179,693
Bahrain591:22,8584,582
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
England341:1,638,76668,634
Singapore301:183,5907,666
Qatar281:84,2149,043
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Oman41:921,9937,313
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
China31:455,773,85521,925
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
France21:33,211,361423,184
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Raghav (43,214) may also be a first name.

Raghav Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Raghav surname means 'descendant of Raghu'.

Raghav's are from Suryavanshi Rajput clan, this is surname is quite rare and mostly found in southern Asia.

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The surname Raghav means 'descendant of Raghu'. The name Raghu comes from the Hindu god Raghavendra.

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Raghav Last Name Facts

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

The surname Raghav (Hindi: राघव, Marathi: राघव, Oriya: ରାଘବ) is carried by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of Raghav click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Raghav? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 17,227th most commonly used family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 226,546 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Raghav reside; 98 percent reside in South Asia and 98 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 20,857th most frequent given name world-wide, held by 43,214 people.

Raghav is most frequently used in India, where it is held by 31,384 people, or 1 in 24,441. In India it is most common in: Uttar Pradesh, where 53 percent reside, Haryana, where 15 percent reside and Delhi, where 13 percent reside. Besides India this last name occurs in 39 countries. It also occurs in The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Raghav Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Raghav surname are 34.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 87.5% registered with the political party.

Raghav earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.41% more than the national average, earning $47,208 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ranghav92105/
Raaghav921/
Ragahav921/
Ragkhav921/
Ragjhav921/
Raghaav921/
Ragav91436/
Raghab83499/
Raghaw83120/
Ragahv8322/
Ragaev8311/
Rangav839/
Reghav833/
Rahgav833/
Raghap832/
Ragaav832/
Ragaiv832/
Raghov831/
Raugav831/
Roghav831/
Rahghab7712/
Raghapp774/
Raghova772/
Raghaab771/
Ranghap771/
Raghabh771/
Ragab73307,602/
Ragap732,087/
Rogav7338/
Ragev7317/
Ragov7312/
Ragaw734/
Regav732/
Ragaf732/
Ragabova718/
Ragabová712/
Ragabh671,460/
Rangab67241/
Ragaab67153/
Raggab67145/
Rangap6780/
Rangov6738/
Raghob6728/
Raghow6713/
Ragapp677/
Raugaf675/
Reghev674/
Raghop673/
Ragoev673/
Ragaib673/
Reagab672/
Ragova672/
Ragiev672/
Ragowa672/
Raigab671/
Ragafe671/
Raigov671/
Raagaf671/
Raygov671/
Ragoiv671/
Rahgab671/
Reghaw670/

Raghav Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Raghav in the Oriya language
ରାଘବraghaba-
Raghav in the Hindi language
राघवraghava98.93
रघवraghava0.31
राधवradhava0.2
राघ़्ावraghaava0.18
राघावraghava0.1
राघ्ावraghava0.1
सिंहsinha0.05
राघबraghaba0.02
रघावraghava0.01
राधबradhaba0.01
राझावrajhava0.01
गौरवgaurava0.01
राघव्raghav0.01
Raghav in the Marathi language
राघवraghava97.2
जाधवjadhava0.63
रघावraghava0.26
राघावraghava0.16
राधवradhava0.13
रघवraghava0.11
रघुraghu0.11
राघूraghu0.11
राघवाraghava0.08
राघोragho0.08
राघोबाraghoba0.05
राघवन्raghavan0.03
राघुraghu0.03
रंगायrangaya0.03
राघोवraghova0.03
माधवmadhava0.03
राहवrahava0.03
राघबraghaba0.03

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