Raguse Surname

342,318th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,072 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Raguse 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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Raguse Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5661:142,23617,195
United States3261:1,111,83780,317
Brazil841:2,548,50477,255
Australia631:428,50333,982
Denmark191:297,09021,940
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
France11:66,422,722504,397
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Raguse 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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Raguse Last Name Facts

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

The surname Raguse (Marathi: रघुसे) has its highest incidence in Germany. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Raguse? popularity and diffusion

Raguse is the 342,318th most commonly occurring family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 6,798,084 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 55 percent of Raguse reside; 53 percent reside in Western Europe and 53 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequently held in Germany, where it is held by 566 people, or 1 in 142,236. In Germany Raguse is primarily found in: Lower Saxony, where 27 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 20 percent are found and Berlin, where 12 percent are found. Outside of Germany this last name is found in 10 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 30 percent are found and Brazil, where 8 percent are found.

Raguse Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Raguse has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Raguse surname rose 1,918 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Raguse Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Raguse surname are 1.98% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 51.25% registered to vote for the political party.

Raguse earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.37% more than the national average, earning $43,742 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Raghuse9249/
Ragusea9210/
Ragause924/
Ragushe921/
Ragused921/
Ragus911,970/
Raghushe8692/
Ragusett8616/
Ragusa8317,049/
Ragusi83387/
Rangus83290/
Reguse83122/
Raguze8329/
Rasgus8323/
Ragust8313/
Ragush838/
Ragose837/
Raguss831/
Ragusz831/
Reagus830/
Raghusieh801/
Raugust77693/
Ranghus7784/
Ragousi7726/
Ragauss7718/
Ragoust7715/
Ragussa7710/
Rangous772/
Rahguze771/
Raghose771/
Ragusaj771/
Ragaush771/
Raygust771/
Raigusa771/
Ragousa771/
Ragusch771/
Ragausa771/
Régusse771/
Raghise771/
Ragoose770/
Ragos733,238/
Rogus731,193/
Raguz73481/
Raguš7344/
Raguß7311/
Raguś736/
Ragousis7161/
Raghusih7136/
Ragouzis7131/
Ragoussi7122/
Raghujee7115/
Ragussis7110/
Ragusich7110/
Rangussi714/
Raghusai713/
Rangusih712/
Raghushi712/
Raghisse712/
Ragausis711/
Ragusová711/
Raggusih711/
Raigushi711/
Ragouche711/
Ragoussy711/
Ragosa67498/
Rogose67483/
Rogusz67338/
Raguza67221/
Ragoussis6747/
Ragoss6724/
Raggos6716/
Rogusa6712/
Rogush677/
Raggousis676/
Ragoce676/
Rogust674/
Raguža673/
Ragosi672/
Raagos672/
Raguji672/
Raguci672/
Raigos671/
Reguze671/
Reigus671/
Raghuz671/
Ragosh671/
Ragosz671/
Raguzh671/
Roggus670/

Raguse Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Raguse in the Marathi language
रघुसेraghuse-

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