Ragwa Surname
Approximately 86 people bear this surname
Ragwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 43 | 1:483,002 | 39,429 |
| Nigeria | 24 | 1:7,380,948 | 165,663 |
| India | 10 | 1:76,706,538 | 639,611 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Ragwa (734) may also be a first name.
Ragwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ragwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ragwa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺮﻗﻮﻩ) is found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ragwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ragwa is the 2,020,555th most frequently held last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 84,738,906 people. The last name Ragwa is primarily found in Africa, where 81 percent of Ragwa live; 66 percent live in West Africa and 28 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ragwa is also the 303,966th most commonly used first name world-wide. It is borne by 734 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 43 people, or 1 in 483,002. In Cameroon Ragwa is mostly concentrated in: Far North Region, where 70 percent are found and North Region, where 30 percent are found. Outside of Cameroon this last name occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 28 percent are found and India, where 12 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raghwa | 91 | 43 | / |
| Ragwah | 91 | 29 | / |
| Raigwa | 91 | 12 | / |
| Rakgwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ragwai | 91 | 1 | / |
| Raugwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Raugwai | 83 | 12 | / |
| Raungwa | 83 | 6 | / |
| Rang'wa | 83 | 4 | / |
| Ranngwa | 83 | 3 | / |
| Raingwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ragua | 80 | 847 | / |
| Rakwa | 80 | 765 | / |
| Ragba | 80 | 495 | / |
| Regwa | 80 | 13 | / |
| Ragwe | 80 | 12 | / |
| Racwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ragva | 80 | 1 | / |
| Rogwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Rangwaha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Raguaa | 73 | 565 | / |
| Hragua | 73 | 409 | / |
| Rangva | 73 | 106 | / |
| Rakwah | 73 | 83 | / |
| Raghva | 73 | 54 | / |
| Raguay | 73 | 47 | / |
| Reghwa | 73 | 19 | / |
| Raghwe | 73 | 9 | / |
| Ragvat | 73 | 7 | / |
| Raghba | 73 | 5 | / |
| Ragkua | 73 | 4 | / |
| Raghua | 73 | 3 | / |
| Raguah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rakkwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Raagba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Raguad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Raikwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Raekwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ragvaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rakwai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Raguai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rogway | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ragbha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Regwai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Regway | 73 | 0 | / |
| Ranghva | 67 | 23 | / |
| Rogwaja | 67 | 13 | / |
| Raykwad | 67 | 11 | / |
| Rageeba | 67 | 10 | / |
| Roughwa | 67 | 8 | / |
| Roghwah | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ruongwa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Raguach | 67 | 4 | / |
| Raikwat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ragguad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Raghvap | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ragwood | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rakwash | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rakweha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rougwau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rashkwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ranguay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hrongwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rongway | 67 | 0 | / |
Ragwa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ragwa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﺮﻗﻮﻩ | alrqwh | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ragwa
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