Rajagopal Surname

30,977th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,238 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Oman

Rajagopal Surname User-submission:

The name means 'king of the cowherds' from raja = 'king', go = 'cow', pal = 'tender', or 'herder' and refers to Krishna. The origin is Sanskrit.

Rajagopal Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India6,5311:117,4507,642
Sri Lanka2,4121:8,6271,248
Malaysia1,6761:17,5981,704
United Arab Emirates1,3191:6,946891
United States1,2411:292,07027,079
Oman9751:3,783543
Saudi Arabia7161:43,0956,100
Singapore3941:13,979629
Qatar3211:7,346795
Kuwait2991:12,7111,729
England2831:196,88417,288
Bahrain2501:5,394963
South Africa2461:220,23523,087
Canada1531:240,82122,946
Australia1271:212,56520,555
Hong Kong701:104,7931,905
New Zealand431:105,31013,865
Thailand221:3,210,834301,565
Germany211:3,833,593163,016
France191:3,495,933219,029
Scotland111:486,71119,179
Norway101:514,22941,629
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Japan81:15,980,53747,042
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Mauritius51:258,6838,939
Brunei41:104,6832,048
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
China41:341,830,39216,990
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Maldives31:134,7244,057
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Macau11:601,6301,582
Malta11:430,2723,380
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
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Rajagopal (15,768) may also be a first name.

Rajagopal Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The name means 'king of the cowherds' from raja = 'king', go = 'cow', pal = 'tender', or 'herder' and refers to Krishna. The origin is Sanskrit.

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Rajagopal Demographics

Average Rajagopal Salary in
United States

$56,190 USD

Per year
Rank:
263,816 of 1,180,305
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
0.000259587
Rank: 34,225 of 1,181,369
Percentage of national average salary:
130.22%
Sample size: 394 (2014)

Average Salary in
United States

$43,149 USD

Per year
Per month:
$3,596 USD
Per week:
$799 USD
Per day:
$118 USD

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Rajagopal Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rajagopal (Bengali: রাজগোপাল, Hindi: राजगोपाल, Marathi: राजगोपाल, Oriya: ରାଜେଗାପାଳ) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rajagopal? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 30,977th most frequently held surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 422,761 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 87 percent of Rajagopal are found; 52 percent are found in South Asia and 52 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 44,850th most frequently held first name world-wide It is held by 15,768 people.

The surname is most widespread in India, where it is held by 6,531 people, or 1 in 117,450. In India Rajagopal is primarily concentrated in: Tamil Nadu, where 38 percent live, Kerala, where 15 percent live and Karnataka, where 13 percent live. Other than India this surname is found in 62 countries. It is also found in Sri Lanka, where 14 percent live and Malaysia, where 10 percent live.

Rajagopal Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Rajagopal last name are 6.8% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 53.57% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Rajagopal earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 36.2% less than the national average, earning 220,811 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 2.38% less than the national average, earning R 231,984 per year; in United States they earn 30.22% more than the national average, earning $56,190 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.7% more than the national average, earning $56,984 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rajagopaul95412/
Rajagopall955/
Rajahgopal953/
Raajagopal952/
Radjagopal952/
Rajagoppal951/
Rajhagopal951/
Rajagobpal951/
Rrajagopal951/
Rajaghopal951/
Rajgopal941,692/
Rajagoupaul901/
Rajgopaul89324/
Rajugopal8978/
Rajogopal8920/
Rasagopal8919/
Rajagapal899/
Raajgopal895/
Rajegopal894/
Rajigopal891/
Rejagopal891/
Rajagopol891/
Rajoogopal8431/
Rajehgopal841/
Rajagapaul841/
Rajhgoopal841/
Raygopal821/
Rajagaupaul8010/
Rajoogopaul804/
Rajagoupoul801/
Raingopal784/
Rajagapol781/
Rasagopol781/
Raingopaul742/
Rajoogapal741/
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Rajagopal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rajagopal in the Hindi language
राजगोपालrajagopala97.33
राजागोपालrajagopala2.37
राजगोपलrajagopala0.3
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Rajagopal in the Oriya language
ରାଜେଗାପାଳrajegapala82.86
ରାଜେଗାପାଲrajegapala14.29
ରାଯେଗାପାଳrayegapala0.95
ରାଯେଗାପାଲrayegapala0.95
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Rajagopal in the Bengali language
রাজগোপালrajagopala71.43
রাজাগোপালrajagopala28.57
Rajagopal in the Marathi language
राजगोपालrajagopala46.67
राजागोपालrajagopala21.9
राजगोपाळrajagopala9.52
राजागोपाळrajagopala5.71
रजगोपाळrajagopala2.86
राजगेापालrajageapala2.86
गोपाळgopala1.9
राजगेपालrajagepala1.9
राजगोपळrajagopala0.95
राजगोपाऴrajagopala0.95
िशवनगोपालisavanagopala0.95
गोपालgopala0.95
राजगाेपालrajagaepala0.95
रामगोपालramagopala0.95
राजगाrajaga0.95
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