Raigar Surname

196,264th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,136 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Qatar

Raigar Surname User-submission:

This surname comes from the name of a Kshatriya branch, Kshatriya means 'warrior', Raigar is one of that Kshatriya branch. Raigar derives from the word raghu, Raghu was a famous king in Indian mythology. Today Raigar is known as a caste.

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Raigar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2,1191:361,99419,626
Qatar161:147,37516,023
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Raigar (14) may also be a first name.

Raigar Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname comes from the name of a Kshatriya branch, Kshatriya means 'warrior', Raigar is one of that Kshatriya branch. Raigar derives from the word raghu, Raghu was a famous king in Indian mythology. Today Raigar is known as a caste.

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Raigar Last Name Facts

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

Raigar (Hindi: रैगर, Marathi: रैगर) is most common in India. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Raigar.

How Common Is The Last Name Raigar? popularity and diffusion

Raigar is the 196,264th most common family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 3,411,772 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Raigar reside; 99 percent reside in South Asia and 99 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 3,024,661st most commonly occurring first name at a global level, borne by 14 people.

This surname is most frequently held in India, where it is borne by 2,119 people, or 1 in 361,994. In India it is most common in: Rajasthan, where 96 percent reside, Maharashtra, where 1 percent reside and Delhi, where 1 percent reside. Outside of India it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Qatar, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Raigar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Raigar has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name contracted 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Raingar9214/
Rajigar921/
Raiagar921/
Ragar911,838/
Rigar91224/
Rajigare86966/
Raigarth861/
Raighart861/
Rangar832,138/
Rigard83745/
Rajgar83638/
Ragarh83169/
Rigart83118/
Riggar83114/
Ragard8356/
Rahgar8320/
Ragare8315/
Ragaur8313/
Rasgar8311/
Raghar839/
Reigar834/
Riegar833/
Ragair833/
Raygar833/
Rhagar833/
Raigor832/
Rijgar832/
Reagar832/
Raegar832/
Rigare832/
Rigaar832/
Raggar831/
Roigar831/
Hrigar831/
Hragar831/
Raqgar831/
Risgar830/
Ruigar830/
Ragart830/
Rajgarh771,230/
Rajagar77490/
Ranghar77206/
Rayagar77192/
Rajgaur77183/
Rajghar77162/
Reigart77153/
Rigaard77125/
Reigard77115/
Roigard7798/
Righart7793/
Reingar7771/
Rangarh7761/
Rojagar7760/
Rakgare7755/
Righard7749/
Raggard7747/
Ranggar7745/
Rajgare7734/
Raagart7723/
Rigaurt7712/
Rigardt779/
Rahngar779/
Raghard778/
Rangaur776/
Riggare775/
Rashgar773/
Raggare772/
Roigart772/
Royagar772/
Rahagar771/
Rajigor771/
Raghare771/
Raghart771/
Riggard771/
Righare771/
Rancgar771/
Ricgard771/
Rigaurd771/
Rangarr771/
Rahghar771/
Reigear771/
Risgart771/
Raagard771/
Ragaysr771/
Raygart771/
Rasghar771/
Rangair771/
Ranngar771/
Reagart770/
Riggart770/
Riggaur770/
Raggart770/
Rauegar770/
Raingor770/
Regar7310,563/
Rigor737,596/
Ragor7378/
Rygar7339/
Rigôr732/
Reighard711,528/
Risgaard71446/
Raagaard71291/
Rajagaur71121/
Ruighare7174/
Rajaghar7151/
Reighart7151/
Reaghard7137/
Roighare7128/
Rajghare7123/
Rijghard7121/
Rajagare7117/
Reigardt7116/
Rajgahar7110/
Reaghart719/
Rajegare716/
Rajogare715/
Rajugare715/
Rajagair714/
Rayagare714/
Røigaard713/
Rojaghar713/
Rajangar713/
Rigarova712/
Rigaardt712/
Reigaart712/
Rajeghar711/
Rajhgarh711/
Rajigore711/
Rojagare711/
Rojangar711/
Ranggarr711/
Rayagaur711/
Rigarová711/
Reigaard711/
Rayengar711/
Rheingar710/
Raughart710/
Reiggart710/
Ricghard710/
Rajgor674,266/
Regard671,514/
Reagor671,040/
Raygor67445/
Rygard6781/
Roygar6729/
Rigour6725/
Rigoir6723/
Rahangair6718/
Reigor6718/
Regare6717/
Rigore6717/
Røisgaard6716/
Rojgar6715/
Regart6715/
Riegor6714/
Rygart6713/
Ragoor6712/
Rigort6711/
Ragore679/
Raskgaard678/
Rausgaard678/
Reggar677/
Reegar676/
Rigord675/
Regahr674/
Rangor674/
Hrygar673/
Hregar672/
Rasgor672/
Ruegar672/
Rougar672/
Reigaardt672/
Rahgor671/
Raegor671/
Rajagaure671/
Regair671/
Reioghard671/
Reisgaard671/
Roegar671/
Rejgar671/
Reygar671/
Riogor671/
Racgor671/
Raugor670/
Righor670/
Riggor670/
Reighardt670/
Risgor670/

Raigar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Raigar in the Hindi language
रैगरraigara-
Raigar in the Marathi language
रैगरraigara-

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