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 last name Raghav (Hindi: राघव, Marathi: राघव, Oriya: ରାଘବ) is found most frequently in India. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Raghav? popularity and diffusion

It is the 17,227th most frequently occurring last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 226,546 people. The surname Raghav is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Raghav live; 98 percent live in South Asia and 98 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 20,857th most frequently used forename in the world, borne by 43,214 people.

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

Raghav Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Raghav surname are 34.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 87.5% registered with the 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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