Rajagopalan Surname

55,738th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,107 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Oman

Rajagopalan 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.

Rajagopalan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India3,9661:193,41011,676
United States1,6241:223,18921,606
Oman8531:4,324620
United Arab Emirates7501:12,2161,518
Saudi Arabia5571:55,3967,891
Kuwait3371:11,2781,556
Qatar1781:13,2471,453
Singapore1581:34,8591,274
England1371:406,70127,895
Bahrain1321:10,2171,962
Canada1221:302,01327,942
Australia821:329,21628,102
Malaysia541:546,18926,882
Ireland211:224,2358,707
France151:4,428,181244,602
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Scotland131:411,83217,291
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
Sri Lanka91:2,312,0629,186
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077

Rajagopalan (9,057) may also be a first name.

Rajagopalan 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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Rajagopalan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rajagopalan (Hindi: राजगोपालन, Marathi: राजगोपालन) occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rajagopalan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rajagopalan is the 55,738th most frequent surname in the world, held by around 1 in 800,214 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 77 percent of Rajagopalan live; 44 percent live in South Asia and 44 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 65,422nd most frequently used first name internationally It is held by 9,057 people.

The surname Rajagopalan is most frequently occurring in India, where it is carried by 3,966 people, or 1 in 193,410. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Tamil Nadu, where 46 percent reside, Karnataka, where 13 percent reside and Maharashtra, where 7 percent reside. Not including India Rajagopalan occurs in 48 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 18 percent reside and Oman, where 9 percent reside.

Rajagopalan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Rajagopalan surname are 0.35% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 53.58% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Rajagopalan earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 29.24% more than the national average, earning $55,764 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.17% more than the national average, earning $64,174 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Rajagopalan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rajagopalan in the Hindi language
राजगोपालनrajagopalana71.43
राजागोपालनrajagopalana23.81
राजागोपालानrajagopalana4.76
Rajagopalan in the Marathi language
राजगोपालनrajagopalana44.76
राजागोपालनrajagopalana10.48
राजगेपालनrajagepalana5.71
राजगोपाळनrajagopalana5.71
राजगोपालrajagopala5.71
राजगोपलनrajagopalana4.76
राजागोपलनrajagopalana3.81
राजगोपाळानrajagopalana2.86
राजागोपालानrajagopalana2.86
राजगोपाळrajagopala1.9
गोपालनgopalana1.9
राजगोपालानrajagopalana1.9
रामगोपालramagopala1.9
रजगोपलनrajagopalana0.95
राजगोपलंrajagopalam0.95
केपीराजगोपाळनkepirajagopalana0.95
राजगोपालणrajagopalana0.95
राज्योगोपालनrajyogopalana0.95
रागोपालनragopalana0.95

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