Raghaw Surname

1,658,108th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 120 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Raghaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Raghaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1171:6,556,114148,695
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413

Raghaw (2,009) may also be a first name.

Raghaw Last Name Facts

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

The surname Raghaw (Hindi: राघव, Marathi: राघव) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Raghaw? popularity and diffusion

Raghaw is the 1,658,108th most prevalent surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 60,729,549 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Raghaw live; 98 percent live in South Asia and 98 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 168,608th most frequent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 2,009 people.

The last name Raghaw is most frequently used in India, where it is carried by 117 people, or 1 in 6,556,114. In India Raghaw is most prevalent in: Delhi, where 31 percent reside, Uttar Pradesh, where 28 percent reside and Bihar, where 9 percent reside. Other than India Raghaw exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent reside and Nepal, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ragaw914/
Raghav8332,168/
Raghab83499/
Raghow8313/
Reghaw830/
Ranghav77105/
Rahghab7712/
Raghova772/
Ragkhav771/
Raghabh771/
Raghaav771/
Ragjhav771/
Ragahav771/
Raaghav771/
Raghaab771/
Ranggaw771/
Ragab73307,602/
Ragow732,727/
Ragav73436/
Regaw733/
Ragaf732/
Ragabh671,460/
Ragaab67153/
Raggab67145/
Raghob6728/
Ragahv6722/
Rangav679/
Raugaf675/
Reghav673/
Rahgav673/
Ragaib673/
Ragowa672/
Ragova672/
Reagab672/
Ragaiv672/
Ragaav672/
Raigab671/
Raghov671/
Ragafe671/
Raagaf671/
Raugav671/
Roghav671/
Rahgab671/
Raungchow671/
Roghow670/
Raggow670/
Rongaw670/

Raghaw Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Raghaw in the Hindi language
राघवraghava-
Raghaw in the Marathi language
राघवraghava-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Raghaw
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