Raogo Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Burkina Faso
Highest density in:
Burkina Faso

Raogo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Raogo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Burkina Faso261:705,8508,321
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Togo11:7,247,76812,049

Raogo (21,577) may also be a first name.

Raogo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Raogo occurs more in Burkina Faso more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Raogo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Raogo is the 3,485,539th most numerous family name internationally, held by around 1 in 227,735,810 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Raogo live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 91 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 35,728th most widespread first name at a global level It is held by 21,577 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Burkina Faso, where it is carried by 26 people, or 1 in 705,850. In Burkina Faso it is most common in: Centre Region, where 38 percent live, Nord Region, where 38 percent live and Boucle du Mouhoun Region, where 8 percent live. Aside from Burkina Faso this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 3 percent live and Fiji, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Raongo912/
Raongoh831/
Raogoud831/
Raoga8011/
Raouga7348/
Rașoga734/
Raeago732/
Ruiago731/
Rojugo731/
Rauago731/
Rahoga731/
Raonga731/
Rahugoz6711/
Rauango671/
Rohogho671/
Roaga601/
Roșoga55108/
Rohaga5517/
Rouaga556/
Roanga556/
Roagas555/
Rouagha50387/
Rouanga5015/
Rauunga501/
Rouagah501/
Royiaga501/
Rouagat501/
Roagapp501/
Rauagau501/

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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 Raogo
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