Raghunathan Surname

149,316th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,959 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Qatar

Raghunathan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Raghunathan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1,7001:451,21523,291
United States4891:741,22558,038
United Arab Emirates2321:39,4934,114
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Qatar811:29,1113,031
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
Malaysia491:601,92329,168
Singapore431:128,0865,748
Canada411:898,67368,969
England251:2,228,72284,230
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Oman101:368,7975,193
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Wales41:773,63329,106
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Japan11:127,844,29373,547

Raghunathan (7,989) may also be a first name.

Raghunathan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Raghunathan (Hindi: रघुनाथन, Marathi: रघुनाथन) is more commonly found in India than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Raghunathan? popularity and diffusion

Raghunathan is the 149,316th most frequently used surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 2,462,841 people. The last name Raghunathan occurs predominantly in Asia, where 79 percent of Raghunathan live; 58 percent live in South Asia and 57 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 71,168th most frequently used first name globally, held by 7,989 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in India, where it is carried by 1,700 people, or 1 in 451,215. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Tamil Nadu, where 35 percent live, Maharashtra, where 17 percent live and Karnataka, where 13 percent live. Besides India this surname occurs in 36 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 17 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 8 percent live.

Raghunathan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Raghunathan surname are 5.66% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 58.89% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Raghunathan earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 46% less than the national average, earning R 128,316 per year; in United States they earn 31.94% more than the national average, earning $56,931 USD per year and in Canada they earn 33.64% more than the national average, earning $66,394 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Raghunathan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Raghunathan in the Marathi language
रघुनाथनraghunathana87.56
रघुनाथraghunatha3.17
रघुनाथानraghunathana2.49
रघूनाथनraghunathana2.26
रंगनाथनranganathana0.9
नाथनnathana0.45
आररघुनाथनararaghunathana0.45
जीरघुनाथनjiraghunathana0.45
केरघुनाथनkeraghunathana0.23
रघुनाथंraghunatham0.23
मुगनाथनmuganathana0.23
रघूनाथंraghunatham0.23
एएमरघूनाथनe'emaraghunathana0.23
रघूनाथraghunatha0.23
रघुनातraghunata0.23
राधुनाथानradhunathana0.23
गोपीनाथनgopinathana0.23
रंगनाथranganatha0.23
Raghunathan in the Hindi language
रघुनाथनraghunathana55.32
रघुनाथंraghunatham42.55
राघुनाथनraghunathana2.13

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