Raghu Surname
Approximately 10,162 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 8,350 | 1:91,864 | 6,092 |
| United States | 405 | 1:894,960 | 67,538 |
| United Arab Emirates | 334 | 1:27,432 | 3,057 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| Bahrain | 162 | 1:8,325 | 1,494 |
| Kuwait | 154 | 1:24,680 | 3,145 |
| Mauritius | 75 | 1:17,246 | 3,689 |
| South Africa | 73 | 1:742,160 | 51,964 |
| Singapore | 56 | 1:98,352 | 4,171 |
| England | 46 | 1:1,211,262 | 56,182 |
| Qatar | 41 | 1:57,512 | 5,907 |
| Canada | 40 | 1:921,140 | 70,350 |
| Nepal | 35 | 1:813,742 | 5,478 |
| Indonesia | 35 | 1:3,778,548 | 197,284 |
| Malaysia | 34 | 1:867,477 | 39,690 |
| Guyana | 26 | 1:29,316 | 3,211 |
| Australia | 22 | 1:1,227,077 | 66,405 |
| Thailand | 16 | 1:4,414,897 | 343,519 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 13 | 1:104,921 | 6,882 |
| Oman | 7 | 1:526,853 | 5,771 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 1:112,659 | 1,704 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
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.
- araghavanRaghu Demographics
Average Male Raghu Height
170.83 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Raghu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Raghu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Raghu (Arabic: راغو, Bengali: রঘু, Hindi: रघु, Marathi: राघु, Oriya: ରଘୁ, Tibetan: ར་གུ་) is found in India more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Raghu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Raghu is the 50,480th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 717,137 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 93 percent of Raghu are found; 83 percent are found in South Asia and 82 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Raghu is also the 6,048th most commonly occurring first name internationally It is held by 173,750 people.
The surname is most commonly used in India, where it is carried by 8,350 people, or 1 in 91,864. In India it is mostly found in: Telangana, where 23 percent are found, Andhra Pradesh, where 12 percent are found and Karnataka, where 10 percent are found. Besides India Raghu exists in 44 countries. It is also found 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 adherence of those carrying the Raghu last name is predominantly Syriac Orthodox (50%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing the Raghu last name are 12.88% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 59.65% registered with 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
Raghu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Raghu in the Bengali language | ||
| রঘু | raghu | - |
| Raghu in the Oriya language | ||
| ରଘୁ | raghu | 94.1 |
| ରଘୂ | raghu | 4.14 |
| ରାଘୁ | raghu | 0.3 |
| ଗଘୁ | gaghu | 0.01 |
| ଅରଘୁ | araghu | 0.01 |
| ରଯୁ | rayu | 0.01 |
| ବାବୁ | babu | 0.01 |
| ଜଗବୂ | jagabu | 0.01 |
| Raghu in the Hindi language | ||
| रघु | raghu | 85.46 |
| रघू | raghu | 7.08 |
| राघु | raghu | 2.77 |
| राघू | raghu | 2.64 |
| रग्घू | ragghu | 0.16 |
| रघ्ु | raghu | 0.05 |
| रघ़्ु | raghau | 0.05 |
| रग्धू | ragdhu | 0.02 |
| रधु | radhu | 0.02 |
| रग्घु | ragghu | 0.02 |
| रग्हू | rag'hu | 0.02 |
| Raghu in the Tibetan language | ||
| ར་གུ་ | ragu | 70 |
| རག་ཧུ་ | rakhu | 10 |
| ར་དགུ་ | ragu | 10 |
| རཱ་གུ་ | ragu | 10 |
| Raghu in the Marathi language | ||
| राघु | raghu | 36.94 |
| राघू | raghu | 27.5 |
| रघु | raghu | 26.66 |
| रघू | raghu | 7.29 |
| वाघ | vagha | 0.33 |
| राधु | radhu | 0.09 |
| राधू | radhu | 0.09 |
| राघो | ragho | 0.08 |
| रामू | ramu | 0.05 |
| रधु | radhu | 0.05 |
| नागु | nagu | 0.04 |
| राजू | raju | 0.03 |
| नागू | nagu | 0.03 |
| वाघु | vaghu | 0.03 |
| रधू | radhu | 0.03 |
| जगू | jagu | 0.02 |
| राजु | raju | 0.02 |
| राऊ | ra'u | 0.02 |
| साहु | sahu | 0.02 |
| रामु | ramu | 0.02 |
| वाघू | vaghu | 0.02 |
| राहे | rahe | 0.01 |
| राहु | rahu | 0.01 |
| जगु | jagu | 0.01 |
| राणु | ranu | 0.01 |
| रउ | ra'u | 0.01 |
| रघु़ | raghu | 0.01 |
| रंघु | ranghu | 0.01 |
| रेगु | regu | 0.01 |
| रघ | ragha | 0.01 |
| ऱाघु | raghu | 0.01 |
| राघूु | raghuu | 0.01 |
| पाहु | pahu | 0.01 |
| राणू | ranu | 0.01 |
| शाहू | sahu | 0.01 |
| दगू | dagu | 0.01 |
| पाहू | pahu | 0.01 |
| राघ | ragha | 0.01 |
| लहु | lahu | 0.01 |
| रागु | ragu | 0.01 |
| राघुू | raghuu | 0 |
| राघ्ु | raghu | 0 |
| रजू | raju | 0 |
| माहु | mahu | 0 |
| रगू | ragu | 0 |
| ऱघू | raghu | 0 |
| अंगू | angu | 0 |
| रंगु | rangu | 0 |
| लहू | lahu | 0 |
| राघ्या | raghya | 0 |
| रघ्या | raghya | 0 |
| राबू | rabu | 0 |
| रगु | ragu | 0 |
| ऱघु | raghu | 0 |
| रघाू | raghau | 0 |
| रघृ | raghr | 0 |
| बाघु | baghu | 0 |
| रागू | ragu | 0 |
| रेघु | reghu | 0 |
| रघुु | raghuu | 0 |
| रावु | ravu | 0 |
| ऱाघू | raghu | 0 |
| चाहू | cahu | 0 |
| शाहु | sahu | 0 |
| राघूू | raghuu | 0 |
| राघु़ | raghu | 0 |
| रधाू | radhau | 0 |
| माहू | mahu | 0 |
| रंगू | rangu | 0 |
| Raghu in the Arabic language | ||
| راغو | raghw | - |
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