Ragusa Surname

31,324th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,049 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Ragusa 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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Ragusa Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy10,6601:5,737707
United States3,5971:100,76711,188
Argentina7751:55,1534,647
France5491:120,98918,312
Germany3981:202,27523,169
Switzerland1711:48,0296,455
Brazil1611:1,329,65445,311
Australia1581:170,85917,509
Canada1381:266,99725,150
Belgium891:129,17618,730
Venezuela781:387,2328,103
Papua New Guinea641:127,40217,396
England531:1,051,28451,324
Spain371:1,263,56942,239
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Chile81:2,202,05930,910
Finland61:916,11741,832
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Malta41:107,5681,849
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
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Ragusa (225) may also be a first name.

Ragusa 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.

- danphilipptodd

This name is derived from the Latin name of the medieval city-state of Ragusa. Today it is known as Dubrovnik, Croatia, 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. Descendants of this name would have been the citizens of Ragusa or its surrounding, today in Croatia or Bosnia & Herzegovina.

- danphilipptodd
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Ragusa Demographics

Average Male Ragusa Height

174.61 cm

Average male height (US):
175.3 cm
Sample size: 59 (2014)

Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries

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Ragusa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ragusa (Hindi: रगूसा, Marathi: रगुसा) is most common in Italy. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ragusa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 31,324th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 427,447 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 70 percent of Ragusa are found; 63 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 63 percent are found in Italic Europe. It is also the 599,828th most common first name in the world, held by 225 people.

The last name Ragusa is most frequently used in Italy, where it is carried by 10,660 people, or 1 in 5,737. In Italy it is mostly found in: Sicily, where 75 percent live, Lombardy, where 5 percent live and Lazio, where 5 percent live. Apart from Italy this surname exists in 44 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 21 percent live and Argentina, where 5 percent live.

Ragusa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ragusa last name are 8.45% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55.22% registered with the party.

The amount Ragusa earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Italy they earn 10.09% more than the national average, earning €33,059 per year; in United States they earn 16.49% more than the national average, earning $50,264 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.79% more than the national average, earning $53,055 CAD per year.

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Raguschat802/
Raigosa773,758/
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Ragosai779/
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Raghusih7136/
Ragoussi7122/
Ragusett7116/
Ragusich7110/
Ragussis7110/
Rangussi714/
Rahgosha712/
Rangusih712/
Raghushi712/
Rogushah711/
Ragausis711/
Ragoussy711/
Raigushi711/
Raygozsa711/
Rragosai711/
Raggusih711/
Ragoza67242/
Ragoso67172/
Ragoussis6747/
Rogosa6744/
Ragoža6741/
Rahgoshay6732/
Raguzo6732/
Raguze6729/
Roguso6724/
Ragose677/
Raggousis676/
Ragujo675/
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Raguci672/
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Ragusa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ragusa in the Hindi language
रगूसाragusa-
Ragusa in the Marathi language
रगुसाragusa-

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