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 Raghu Salary in
United States
$53,877 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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་) is most common in India. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Raghu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 50,480th most commonly held last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 717,137 people. Raghu 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 held first name at a global level, borne by 173,750 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in India, where it is borne by 8,350 people, or 1 in 91,864. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Telangana, where 23 percent live, Andhra Pradesh, where 12 percent live and Karnataka, where 10 percent live. Outside of India this last name is found in 44 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 4 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 3 percent live.
Raghu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily 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% being registered to vote for the political 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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