Ragheb Surname

12,681st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44,247 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Ragheb Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ragheb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt29,6841:3,097429
Iraq4,0711:8,603703
Saudi Arabia3,5781:8,6241,197
Jordan2,4411:3,622742
Syria1,5831:12,1931,022
Iran8481:90,5459,090
Yemen4521:58,4634,427
United States3151:1,150,66382,561
Lebanon2421:23,2942,666
Kuwait2411:15,7712,101
Morocco1701:202,80134,956
Canada1421:259,47624,513
United Arab Emirates1411:64,9816,108
France671:991,384111,008
Qatar561:42,1074,399
England271:2,063,63279,942
Australia231:1,173,72664,589
Palestine191:239,4139,903
Afghanistan181:1,786,28813,520
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Austria141:608,24554,975
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Tunisia71:87,23213,677
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Pakistan61:29,773,98192,487
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Oman41:921,9937,313
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Israel11:8,557,634182,558

Ragheb (14,073) may also be a first name.

Ragheb Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ragheb (Arabic: الراغب, Hindi: राघेबा, Oriya: ରାେଘବ) is most common in Egypt. It may also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ragheb? popularity and diffusion

It is the 12,681st most common last name internationally, held by around 1 in 164,701 people. The surname Ragheb is primarily found in Africa, where 68 percent of Ragheb live; 68 percent live in North Africa and 67 percent live in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 48,449th most commonly used first name in the world It is held by 14,073 people.

The surname Ragheb is most commonly occurring in Egypt, where it is held by 29,684 people, or 1 in 3,097. Excluding Egypt this surname occurs in 47 countries. It is also common in Iraq, where 9 percent are found and Saudi Arabia, where 8 percent are found.

Ragheb Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Ragheb surname is primarily Maronite (59%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Ragheb surname are 8.93% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 55.7% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Ragheb earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 20.71% more than the national average, earning $52,087 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.33% more than the national average, earning $59,785 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ragheeb929/
Raghebh921/
Rageb914,120/
Raghib835,795/
Ragueb831,676/
Raghep83492/
Rageeb8355/
Rangeb8316/
Ragieb834/
Raggeb831/
Ragihb831/
Rahgeb830/
Roghieb772/
Raghhib771/
Ragib733,425/
Ragep73261/
Ragev7317/
Rogeb730/
Raghip67185/
Raguib67180/
Roghib67121/
Rageev6711/
Raagib6710/
Ragaib673/
Rahgib671/
Rangib671/
Ragipe671/
Raggib671/
Rougeb670/
Ragiv55367/
Ragip5530/
Ragıp5519/
Rogev5514/
Rogib556/
Rangip50179/
Ragaiv502/
Rogaib502/
Ragoiv501/
Rogepp501/

Ragheb Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ragheb in the Hindi language
राघेबाragheba-
Ragheb in the Oriya language
ରାେଘବraeghaba-
Ragheb in the Arabic language
الراغبalraghb-
راغبraghb-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ragheb
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