Raguz Surname

634,180th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 481 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Raguz 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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Raguz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1111:3,265,396186,924
Bosnia and Herzegovina861:41,1215,652
Croatia591:71,67112,734
Australia401:674,89346,030
Argentina291:1,473,91182,038
Peru281:1,135,14720,057
Germany261:3,096,364143,912
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
Sweden141:703,34052,204
Austria131:655,03358,041
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Serbia41:1,786,23730,138
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
France31:22,140,907385,998
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
England21:27,859,030389,889
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

The alternate forms: Raguž (2,389) are calculated separately.

Raguz 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

Raguz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Raguz (Russian: Рагуз) occurs most in The United States. It can also occur as a variant: Raguž. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Raguz? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 634,180th most frequently used surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 15,150,823 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 48 percent of Raguz reside; 32 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 31 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 111 people, or 1 in 3,265,396. In The United States Raguz is mostly found in: Ohio, where 62 percent live, California, where 14 percent live and Pennsylvania, where 6 percent live. Apart from The United States Raguz occurs in 29 countries. It is also common in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 18 percent live and Croatia, where 12 percent live.

Raguz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Raguz last name are 11.48% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 64.71% registered with the party.

The amount Raguz earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 135.11% more than the national average, earning S/. 45,576 per year; in South Africa they earn 66.85% more than the national average, earning R 396,492 per year; in United States they earn 4.2% more than the national average, earning $44,962 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.12% more than the national average, earning $60,672 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Raguž932,389/
Raghuz911/
Ragusz911/
Raguzh911/
Ragu893,747/
Ragutze836/
Rangu8012,418/
Raghu8010,162/
Ragus801,970/
Ragau80366/
Roguz80293/
Ragou80124/
Ragut8093/
Raagu8052/
Raguš8044/
Raggu8038/
Raguß8011/
Ragud809/
Rahgu808/
Rasgu808/
Raguu807/
Raguá807/
Raguś806/
Reagu802/
Ragoz802/
Reguz802/
Rhagu801/
Raigu801/
Raguc801/
Raguå801/
Raguč801/
Raguzova77140/
Raggautz7743/
Raguse731,072/
Rogusz73338/
Rangus73290/
Ragout73136/
Ranngu73117/
Raguth73108/
Ragaut7391/
Ragaud7391/
Rangau7383/
Ranggu7379/
Rangou7363/
Ragutt7347/
Ragghu7346/
Ranghu7332/
Rahagu7324/
Rasgus7323/
Raingu7319/
Ragust7313/
Raghau7313/
Regusz7312/
Ragauh7311/
Rogauz739/
Ragush738/
Raghuu738/
Regouz737/
Raigau736/
Raghut735/
Raaghu734/
Raguci732/
Ragahu732/
Rogurz732/
Rajguu731/
Raghou731/
Ragozz731/
Raguss731/
Raguua731/
Raigut731/
Rhaggu731/
Raygoz731/
Ragoud731/
Rauguu731/
Raigou731/
Ragosz731/
Raguds731/
Raygut731/
Raggou731/
Rahgou731/
Reagus730/
Ragoux730/
Reaguzova716/
Raugust67693/
Ranggau67540/
Ragó67464/
Rogu67142/
Rauguth6799/
Raingou6785/
Ranghus6784/
Ragault6760/
Raghuse6749/
Raugutt6727/
Ragauss6718/
Ragoust6715/
Ragause674/
Raggoud674/
Raghoud674/
Raigeau672/
Rangous672/
Ragguci671/
Ragushe671/
Ragaush671/
Ragauth671/
Raugult671/
Raygust671/
Rangguh671/
Ragusch671/
Raguuha671/
Rahaghu671/
Rhaguhe671/
Rachgut671/
Raggout671/
Raggouh671/
Rahghui671/

Raguz Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Raguz in the Russian language
Рагузraguz-

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