Ranghavan Surname

2,506,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 59 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Ranghavan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ranghavan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India571:13,457,287231,997
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ranghavan Last Name Facts

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

Ranghavan (Marathi: रांघवन) is carried by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ranghavan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,506,728th most commonly held last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 123,517,727 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 98 percent of Ranghavan are found; 97 percent are found in South Asia and 97 percent are found in Indo-South Asia.

The surname is most commonly used in India, where it is borne by 57 people, or 1 in 13,457,287. In India Ranghavan is mostly concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 100 percent live. Other than India it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 2 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Ranghavan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ranghavan in the Marathi language
रांघवनranghavana50
रांघवणranghavana43.48
रांघावणranghavana4.35
राघवनraghavana2.17

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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
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