Ragin Surname
Approximately 3,481 people bear this surname
Ragin Surname Definition:
(German) Descendant of Ragin, a short form of names beginning with Ragin (counsel), as Raganfrid, Ragingar and Raginald.
Ragin Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,860 | 1:126,734 | 13,442 |
| Poland | 176 | 1:215,959 | 28,266 |
| Belarus | 81 | 1:117,297 | 17,225 |
| Bulgaria | 72 | 1:96,929 | 5,870 |
| Russia | 66 | 1:2,183,683 | 132,197 |
| Papua New Guinea | 65 | 1:125,442 | 17,113 |
| India | 58 | 1:13,225,265 | 229,403 |
| Latvia | 17 | 1:120,591 | 17,235 |
| Zimbabwe | 14 | 1:1,102,731 | 66,551 |
| Philippines | 11 | 1:9,203,475 | 207,772 |
| Malaysia | 9 | 1:3,277,136 | 121,952 |
| Belgium | 7 | 1:1,642,378 | 98,400 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 38 | 1:641,457 | 31,575 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 377 | 1:133,206 | 12,702 |
The alternate forms: Ragín (8) & Ragiń (8) are calculated separately.
Ragin (996) may also be a first name.
Ragin Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German) Descendant of Ragin, a short form of names beginning with Ragin (counsel), as Raganfrid, Ragingar and Raginald.
Ragin Demographics
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Ragin Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ragin Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ragin (Arabic: رقين, Hindi: रागिन, Marathi: रागीन, Oriya: ରାଗିନ, Russian: Рагин, Tibetan: ར་གིན་) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as: Ragín or Ragiń. For other potential spellings of Ragin click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ragin? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 130,018th most frequent surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 2,093,521 people. The last name Ragin occurs mostly in The Americas, where 82 percent of Ragin live; 82 percent live in North America and 82 percent live in Anglo-North America. Ragin is also the 255,009th most widespread first name world-wide It is held by 996 people.
Ragin is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 2,860 people, or 1 in 126,734. In The United States Ragin is most prevalent in: Maryland, where 16 percent are found, South Carolina, where 16 percent are found and New York, where 12 percent are found. Outside of The United States Ragin exists in 30 countries. It is also found in Poland, where 5 percent are found and Belarus, where 2 percent are found.
Ragin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Ragin has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ragin last name increased 759 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 84 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Ragin Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Orthodox (100%) in Russia.
In The United States those bearing the Ragin last name are 17.84% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 71.07% being registered to vote for the political party.
Ragin earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13.64% less than the national average, earning $37,264 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ragin Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ragin in the Tibetan language | ||
| ར་གིན་ | ragin | - |
| Ragin in the Marathi language | ||
| रागीन | ragina | 61.11 |
| राजीन | rajina | 11.11 |
| रािगन | raigana | 11.11 |
| रागीण | ragina | 5.56 |
| राघीनी | raghini | 5.56 |
| रागीणावण | raginavana | 5.56 |
| Ragin in the Oriya language | ||
| ରାଗିନ | ragina | 50 |
| ରାଗିଂ | ragim | 16.67 |
| ରଗିନ | ragina | 16.67 |
| ରାଗିଣ | ragina | 16.67 |
| Ragin in the Hindi language | ||
| रागिन | ragina | 39.39 |
| रगीं | ragim | 27.27 |
| रागीन | ragina | 16.67 |
| रागिनी | ragini | 6.06 |
| रगीन | ragina | 4.55 |
| रगिन | ragina | 3.03 |
| रागनी | ragani | 1.52 |
| रगीना | ragina | 1.52 |
| Ragin in the Russian language | ||
| Рагин | ragin | - |
| Ragin in the Arabic language | ||
| رقين | rqyn | - |
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