Rahgir Surname

648,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 467 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Bangladesh

Rahgir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rahgir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh4511:353,3419,758
Iran131:5,906,348134,214
India31:255,688,4611,306,352

Rahgir (14) may also be a first name.

Rahgir Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rahgir (Hindi: राहगीर) is borne by more people in Bangladesh than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rahgir? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 648,005th most frequently occurring last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 15,605,023 people. The last name Rahgir occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Rahgir are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 99 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Rahgir is also the 3,024,661st most frequently occurring first name internationally, held by 14 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Bangladesh, where it is borne by 451 people, or 1 in 353,341. Apart from Bangladesh Rahgir occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 3 percent are found and India, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rahagir9222/
Rahghir921/
Ragir91195/
Rajgir8397/
Rangir8335/
Ragier8320/
Raigir8318/
Ragire8310/
Raguir835/
Raghir834/
Ragair833/
Raggir831/
Raagir831/
Rahger831/
Rahangair8018/
Rahangier807/
Raugier775/
Ranggir774/
Raigire773/
Ranghir772/
Rahgeer771/
Rangair771/
Raghirh771/
Raghuir771/
Rajgoir771/
Raghair770/
Rager738,493/
Regir73473/
Rogir7312/
Rahanger714/
Raajgire711/
Raguirre711/
Ranger6713,768/
Regier674,018/
Rogier673,281/
Ragger67379/
Reager67331/
Raiger67277/
Ragginger6780/
Ragert6754/
Raguer6735/
Rageer6726/
Rasger6724/
Ragher6714/
Rauger6713/
Raeger677/
Rajger673/
Rayger672/
Regair671/
Ragere671/
Rogire671/
Rzagjr671/
Raagre671/
Rohger671/
Ragehr670/
Raager670/

Rahgir Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rahgir in the Hindi language
राहगीरrahagira-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Rahgir
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