Ragnar Surname

733,258th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 395 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Ragnar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ragnar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden3131:31,4592,567
United States391:9,293,819392,288
Norway141:367,30634,015
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
England11:55,718,059489,080
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Ragnar (13,606) may also be a first name.

Ragnar Last Name Facts

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

Ragnar occurs most in Sweden. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ragnar? popularity and diffusion

It is the 733,258th most widely held family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 18,449,483 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 85 percent of Ragnar are found; 84 percent are found in Northern Europe and 84 percent are found in Scandinavia. Ragnar is also the 49,684th most commonly held forename internationally, held by 13,606 people.

Ragnar is most widely held in Sweden, where it is carried by 313 people, or 1 in 31,459. In Sweden it is mostly concentrated in: Östergötland County, where 23 percent live, Västra Götaland County, where 21 percent live and Stockholm County, where 18 percent live. Excluding Sweden this last name exists in 15 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 10 percent live and Norway, where 4 percent live.

Ragnar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ragnar has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ragnar last name increased 488 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ragnar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ragnar surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered with the party.

The amount Ragnar earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 25.76% less than the national average, earning 256,941 kr per year and in United States they earn 48.07% more than the national average, earning $63,892 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ragnard9224/
Ragnarp924/
Rangnar921/
Ranar912,739/
Raignard861/
Rangar832,138/
Ranard83423/
Rajnar83251/
Ranare8397/
Ranjar8371/
Ranaur8343/
Rainar8337/
Rannar8333/
Raynar8332/
Ranatr8329/
Ranair8325/
Ratnar8317/
Regnar8312/
Raniar8312/
Ranyar8311/
Ranaar8310/
Ranart839/
Rasnar835/
Ranhar834/
Raunar832/
Ramnar831/
Reanar831/
Ranarr831/
Rahnar831/
Rognar831/
Ragnor830/
Ranear830/
Raynard772,391/
Rognard77678/
Ranyard77415/
Rahanar77341/
Rannard77313/
Rainard77276/
Rainear77159/
Ranahar77154/
Ranjard77143/
Rauniar7795/
Rangarh7761/
Ranhair7742/
Ranhare7736/
Ranhart7735/
Rainart7733/
Ranjare7729/
Ranjgar7722/
Raingar7714/
Rahngar779/
Ranaure777/
Ranniar777/
Rangaur776/
Rangiar775/
Rainare775/
Rajnare774/
Ranehar774/
Raneart773/
Raniard773/
Ranaire773/
Rajnhar772/
Rainiar772/
Ranjear772/
Ranhard772/
Raniear771/
Raignor771/
Ranajor771/
Rautnar771/
Ratnaar771/
Ranhear771/
Ranjaur771/
Rannare771/
Roegnar771/
Rangarr771/
Rangear771/
Ranihar771/
Ranjhar771/
Rainaar771/
Raysnar771/
Reaniar771/
Raunear771/
Ranaard771/
Rangair771/
Ranngar771/
Ratnaur770/
Rainair770/
Ranor7375/
Ronar7313/
Rainhart71146/
Rainhard71111/
Raynardt7155/
Reignard7121/
Rainardt7121/
Rajnhart7116/
Raunihar7113/
Ranajhar7110/
Rayneard717/
Rannaure715/
Raynhard714/
Rannarth714/
Raynhart712/
Roignard712/
Ramnihar711/
Rannaire711/
Rainjard711/
Rahnardt711/
Rainarht711/
Reignart710/
Raynor6716,099/
Rahangiar67565/
Rajnor67497/
Ronard67221/
Reynar67212/
Ranjor6787/
Ronare6766/
Rhanor6751/
Reinar6734/
Rainhardt6729/
Ranour6726/
Ratnor6724/
Rahangair6718/
Ramnor6717/
Rongar6716/
Rainor677/
Ranore677/
Rajnhardt676/
Rangor674/
Rhanehart673/
Rangayyar673/
Ranoor673/
Raynhardt673/
Reanor672/
Rounar672/
Regnor672/
Roniar672/
Raunhardt672/
Ruonar671/
Ramjar671/
Ronjar671/
Romnar671/
Rainjeard671/
Ranihardt671/
Regnár671/
Reañar671/
Ranyor671/
Reanheart670/
Rasnor670/
Ranior670/
Rhonar670/
Rahnor670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ragnar
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