Rags Surname

1,009,375th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 252 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Rags Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rags Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia951:21,5793,253
India611:12,574,842222,490
United States421:8,629,975373,648
Taiwan161:1,465,2979,806
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Pakistan61:29,773,98192,487
England41:13,929,515290,718
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

The alternate forms: Rāgs (1) are calculated separately.

Rags (190) may also be a first name.

Rags Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rags (Russian: Рагс) is found in Latvia more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant: Rāgs. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rags? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rags is the 1,009,375th most commonly held surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 28,918,833 people. The last name Rags occurs mostly in Europe, where 43 percent of Rags are found; 40 percent are found in Northern Europe and 38 percent are found in Baltic Europe. Rags is also the 659,352nd most commonly held first name in the world It is held by 190 people.

The last name Rags is most widespread in Latvia, where it is borne by 95 people, or 1 in 21,579. In Latvia it is most numerous in: Riga Planning Region, where 76 percent reside, Vidzeme, where 13 percent reside and Latgale, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account Latvia Rags exists in 20 countries. It is also common in India, where 24 percent reside and The United States, where 17 percent reside.

Rags Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Rags has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Rags surname increased 350 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 133 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rags Last Name Statistics demography

Rags earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 49.99% less than the national average, earning $21,577 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rāgs921/
Raggs89354/
Ragsc891/
Raags891/
Raigs891/
Raegs890/
Rag862,029/
Ragsch8038/
Reaggs8020/
Ragg751,669/
Ragh75978/
Rahg75865/
Raag75760/
Ragp75705/
Raig75529/
Rgag75358/
Rasq7591/
Raks7572/
Raug7534/
Raqs7528/
Rajg758/
Rogs756/
Reag756/
Rasg755/
Hrag753/
Ragt751/
Regs751/
Rzag751/
Rayg750/
Raugsch733/
Rakse671,115/
Regős67757/
Rague67496/
Reagh67472/
Raugh67334/
Racks6788/
Reaks6758/
Hracs6757/
Reggs6745/
Raksh6733/
Rausk6731/
Reask6724/
Raxse6712/
Rauks6712/
Rachs6711/
Rahag6710/
Rajks678/
Raiks677/
Rgaig677/
Rashq676/
Roggs675/
Raigh675/
Rougs674/
Raisq674/
Rajkg673/
Rakhs673/
Rasqu673/
Reigs673/
Rakås672/
Roygs672/
Rassk672/
Raqus671/
Rascp671/
Rausc671/
Rrgag671/
Rosgs671/
Rahug671/
Racsh671/
Racse671/
Rajcg671/
Rayks671/
Rasqe671/
Raasq671/
Hragg671/
Raiqs671/
Rahgh671/
Rahgz671/
Rashg671/
Rasgh671/
Raecs671/
Ragch671/
Rzaqs671/
Raskq671/
Raacs671/
Raisc671/
Rracs671/
Raycs671/
Rajgk671/
Roegs671/
Raszc671/
Raskk671/
Rascs670/
Rogss670/
Reegs670/
Reygs670/
Rahgt670/
Reacs670/
Reagg670/

Rags Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rags in the Russian language
Рагсrags-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rags
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