Ragus Surname
Approximately 1,970 people bear this surname
Ragus Surname User-submission:
Where spelled with the international phonetic alphabet 'ž', surname od of a Slavic speaking person, likely from Croatian ancestry whether in Croatia, Slovenia or Bosnia and Herzegovina, though initially the holder of this surname would have identified as a Dalmatian, or Raguž, meaning od 'Dubrovnik', once called Republic od Ragusa, on the Adriatic Coast.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | 770 | 1:49,362 | 7,785 |
| Philippines | 661 | 1:153,159 | 25,463 |
| United States | 321 | 1:1,129,156 | 81,316 |
| Germany | 68 | 1:1,183,904 | 77,258 |
| Denmark | 30 | 1:188,157 | 15,676 |
| France | 18 | 1:3,690,151 | 224,666 |
| Indonesia | 18 | 1:7,347,177 | 303,310 |
| Australia | 16 | 1:1,687,231 | 81,699 |
| Moldova | 14 | 1:254,383 | 22,033 |
| Taiwan | 9 | 1:2,604,972 | 16,335 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Kazakhstan | 5 | 1:3,536,499 | 118,599 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Micronesia | 1 | 1:106,243 | 1,380 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Greenland | 1 | 1:56,379 | 1,133 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 32 | 1:1,569,334 | 83,036 |
The alternate forms: Raguš (44) & Raguś (6) are calculated separately.
Ragus (1,038) may also be a first name.
Ragus Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Where spelled with the international phonetic alphabet 'ž', surname od of a Slavic speaking person, likely from Croatian ancestry whether in Croatia, Slovenia or Bosnia and Herzegovina, though initially the holder of this surname would have identified as a Dalmatian, or Raguž, meaning od 'Dubrovnik', once called Republic od Ragusa, on the Adriatic Coast. Where the surname variant is Ragus, Ragusa, Ragusin, or any other version that lacks Slavic spelling, it is of someone who likely left the area for Italy, or moved abroad before Latin and Italian fell out of use in the region. Some Slavic varieties do exist that have Romantic spelling, but are not as common as Raguš or Raguž. A separate branch of the surname is Sicilian, from Ragusa, Sicily, but keeping with Italian language grammar, holders of that surname are generally 'Ragusani' or 'Ragusan' and the added 'an' easily separates the two groups together with the Sicilian pronunciation of the name as Rausa or Raus, which drops the 'g' and is easily distinguished.
Today the ancient city started in the Roman period and once independent of the Venetian territories all around it carries the Slavic name of Dubrovnik, Croatia, meaning 'the Goodly City' but was once known as the Republic of Ragusa. It is a walled city on the Adriatic surrounded by the Dalmatian possessions of the Venetian Empire and the frequently invading Ottoman Turks to the south against whom the heavily fortified city stood in resistance for centuries. Descendants of this name would have been the citizens of Ragusa or its surrounding, today in Croatia or Bosnia & Herzegovina.
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Ragus Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ragus Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ragus (Russian: Рагус) is borne by more people in Poland than any other country or territory. It may also appear as: Raguš or Raguś. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ragus? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 209,713th most prevalent family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 3,699,262 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 47 percent of Ragus are found; 40 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 39 percent are found in West Slavic Europe. It is also the 248,913th most frequently held first name worldwide, held by 1,038 people.
Ragus is most frequently used in Poland, where it is carried by 770 people, or 1 in 49,362. Barring Poland this last name exists in 28 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 34 percent reside and The United States, where 16 percent reside.
Ragus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Ragus has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Ragus surname expanded 1,003 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 900 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Ragus Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Ragus surname are 2.58% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 50.65% registered with the party.
Ragus earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.24% less than the national average, earning $40,455 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ragus Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ragus in the Russian language | ||
| Рагус | ragus | - |
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