Raghu Surname

50,480th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,162 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Bahrain

Raghu Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'descendant of Raghuvamsa', the epithet of the Hindu God Rama who is an incaranation of Lord Vishnu.

Raghu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India8,3501:91,8646,092
United States4051:894,96067,538
United Arab Emirates3341:27,4323,057
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Bahrain1621:8,3251,494
Kuwait1541:24,6803,145
Mauritius751:17,2463,689
South Africa731:742,16051,964
Singapore561:98,3524,171
England461:1,211,26256,182
Qatar411:57,5125,907
Canada401:921,14070,350
Nepal351:813,7425,478
Indonesia351:3,778,548197,284
Malaysia341:867,47739,690
Guyana261:29,3163,211
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
Trinidad and Tobago131:104,9216,882
Oman71:526,8535,771
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
France21:33,211,361423,184
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Raghu (173,750) may also be a first name.

Raghu Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'descendant of Raghuvamsa', the epithet of the Hindu God Rama who is an incaranation of Lord Vishnu.

- araghavan

Raghu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Raghu (Arabic: راغو, Bengali: রঘু, Hindi: रघु, Marathi: राघु, Oriya: ରଘୁ, Tibetan: ར་གུ་) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Raghu.

How Common Is The Last Name Raghu? popularity and diffusion

Raghu is the 50,480th most frequently occurring family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 717,137 people. Raghu is predominantly found in Asia, where 93 percent of Raghu reside; 83 percent reside in South Asia and 82 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Raghu is also the 6,048th most widely held first name worldwide, borne by 173,750 people.

The last name is most numerous in India, where it is held by 8,350 people, or 1 in 91,864. In India it is primarily found in: Telangana, where 23 percent are found, Andhra Pradesh, where 12 percent are found and Karnataka, where 10 percent are found. Outside of India this last name is found in 44 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 4 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 3 percent are found.

Raghu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Syriac Orthodox (50%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Raghu last name are 12.88% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 59.65% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Raghu earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 39.07% more than the national average, earning R 330,492 per year; in United States they earn 24.86% more than the national average, earning $53,877 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.35% more than the national average, earning $58,801 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ragghu9146/
Ranghu9132/
Raghau9113/
Raghuu918/
Raghut915/
Raaghu914/
Raghju913/
Ragahu912/
Raghou911/
Raghuz911/
Ragkhu911/
Ragu893,747/
Raghoud834/
Ragchup831/
Rahaghu831/
Rahghui831/
Rangu8012,418/
Ragus801,970/
Reghu801,573/
Raguz80481/
Ragau80366/
Ragou80124/
Ragut8093/
Raagu8052/
Raggu8038/
Roghu8014/
Raguß8011/
Ragud809/
Rahgu808/
Rasgu808/
Raguu807/
Raguá807/
Raguś806/
Reagu802/
Rhagu801/
Raigu801/
Raguå801/
Raegu801/
Raghoo73785/
Raghoe73454/
Ragout73136/
Ranngu73117/
Raguth73108/
Ragaut7391/
Ragaud7391/
Rangau7383/
Ranggu7379/
Rangou7363/
Ragutt7347/
Rahagu7324/
Rasgus7323/
Raingu7319/
Ragust7313/
Ragauh7311/
Ragush738/
Raigau736/
Ronghu733/
Rajguu731/
Raguss731/
Raguua731/
Raigut731/
Rhaggu731/
Ragoud731/
Rauguu731/
Raigou731/
Ragusz731/
Raygut731/
Raggou731/
Rahgou731/
Reghui731/
Reagus730/
Ragoux730/
Raighoutt712/
Regu672,251/
Raugust67693/
Ranggau67540/
Ragó67464/
Rogu67142/
Rauguth6799/
Raingou6785/
Ragault6760/
Ragghoe6760/
Raugutt6727/
Ragauss6718/
Ronghui6717/
Ragoust6715/
Roghult6711/
Raggoud674/
Roughau672/
Raigeau672/
Rongchu672/
Roughou672/
Ragaush671/
Ragauth671/
Raugult671/
Raygust671/
Rangguh671/
Ragusch671/
Raguuha671/
Rhaguhe671/
Rachgut671/
Raggout671/
Raggouh671/
Raungchouy671/

Raghu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Raghu in the Bengali language
রঘুraghu-
Raghu in the Oriya language
ରଘୁraghu94.1
ରଘୂraghu4.14
ରାଘୁraghu0.3
ଗଘୁgaghu0.01
ଅରଘୁaraghu0.01
ରଯୁrayu0.01
ବାବୁbabu0.01
ଜଗବୂjagabu0.01
Raghu in the Hindi language
रघुraghu85.46
रघूraghu7.08
राघुraghu2.77
राघूraghu2.64
रग्घूragghu0.16
रघ्ुraghu0.05
रघ़्ुraghau0.05
रग्धूragdhu0.02
रधुradhu0.02
रग्घुragghu0.02
रग्हूrag'hu0.02
Raghu in the Tibetan language
ར་གུ་ragu70
རག་ཧུ་rakhu10
ར་དགུ་ragu10
རཱ་གུ་ragu10
Raghu in the Marathi language
राघुraghu36.94
राघूraghu27.5
रघुraghu26.66
रघूraghu7.29
वाघvagha0.33
राधुradhu0.09
राधूradhu0.09
राघोragho0.08
रामूramu0.05
रधुradhu0.05
नागुnagu0.04
राजूraju0.03
नागूnagu0.03
वाघुvaghu0.03
रधूradhu0.03
जगूjagu0.02
राजुraju0.02
राऊra'u0.02
साहुsahu0.02
रामुramu0.02
वाघूvaghu0.02
राहेrahe0.01
राहुrahu0.01
जगुjagu0.01
राणुranu0.01
रउra'u0.01
रघु़raghu0.01
रंघुranghu0.01
रेगुregu0.01
रघragha0.01
ऱाघुraghu0.01
राघूुraghuu0.01
पाहुpahu0.01
राणूranu0.01
शाहूsahu0.01
दगूdagu0.01
पाहूpahu0.01
राघragha0.01
लहुlahu0.01
रागुragu0.01
राघुूraghuu0
राघ्ुraghu0
रजूraju0
माहुmahu0
रगूragu0
ऱघूraghu0
अंगूangu0
रंगुrangu0
लहूlahu0
राघ्याraghya0
रघ्याraghya0
राबूrabu0
रगुragu0
ऱघुraghu0
रघाूraghau0
रघृraghr0
बाघुbaghu0
रागूragu0
रेघुreghu0
रघुुraghuu0
रावुravu0
ऱाघूraghu0
चाहूcahu0
शाहुsahu0
राघूूraghuu0
राघु़raghu0
रधाूradhau0
माहूmahu0
रंगूrangu0
Raghu in the Arabic language
راغوraghw-

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