Raghawan Surname

2,555,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 57 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Raghawan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Raghawan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India461:16,675,334263,471
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Raghawan (52) may also be a first name.

Raghawan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Raghawan (Hindi: राघवन, Marathi: राघवन, Oriya: ରାଘୱନ) has its highest incidence in India. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Raghawan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Raghawan is the 2,555,468th most frequently used family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 127,851,683 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 98 percent of Raghawan are found; 81 percent are found in South Asia and 81 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,381,723rd most frequently held first name worldwide. It is borne by 52 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in India, where it is held by 46 people, or 1 in 16,675,334. In India Raghawan is most numerous in: Telangana, where 37 percent live, Maharashtra, where 17 percent live and Andhra Pradesh, where 11 percent live. Apart from India it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 18 percent live and Norway, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Raghawan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Raghawan in the Hindi language
राघवनraghavana-
Raghawan in the Oriya language
ରାଘୱନraghawana-
Raghawan in the Marathi language
राघवनraghavana88.89
राघवणraghavana11.11

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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
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  • 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 Raghawan
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