Ravi Surname

5,009th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 113,073 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Oman

Ravi Surname User-submission:

The Ravi surname comes from the name of sun god in Hindu religion. It came from Sanskrit language and mostly used in India. Synonym of surya, which has the same meaning.

Ravi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India89,9421:8,528718
Sri Lanka4,6051:4,519661
United Arab Emirates2,8611:3,202404
Oman2,4051:1,533221
Saudi Arabia2,1071:14,6442,044
France1,8701:35,5204,330
United States1,5971:226,96221,928
Malaysia1,3061:22,5842,067
Kuwait8871:4,285573
Bangladesh6311:252,5467,887
Qatar5991:3,937394
Indonesia5281:250,47222,867
England4531:122,99812,370
Singapore4411:12,489594
Bahrain4261:3,166533
Iran2871:267,53519,717
Italy2501:244,62733,116
Canada2471:149,17215,241
Australia2131:126,74013,853
Pakistan1741:1,026,68913,173
Finland1531:35,9264,641
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Papua New Guinea1221:66,8348,731
Hong Kong981:74,8521,406
New Zealand771:58,8099,204
Thailand741:954,572147,178
Cambodia641:241,9873,246
Philippines611:1,659,643109,715
Germany531:1,518,97191,373
Switzerland381:216,12918,575
Argentina351:1,221,24071,984
Solomon Islands241:24,1684,782
Zimbabwe241:643,26047,966
Sweden171:579,22142,433
Norway161:321,39331,311
Russia161:9,007,691311,782
China141:97,665,8265,141
Netherlands141:1,206,22770,951
Japan131:9,834,17645,186
Peru131:2,444,93327,186
Afghanistan121:2,679,43217,028
Scotland121:446,15118,166
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Nepal101:2,848,0969,545
Mauritania91:454,98517,374
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
Wales81:386,81619,671
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
American Samoa61:9,2931,961
Belarus61:1,583,51089,472
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Maldives51:80,8343,218
Mauritius51:258,6838,939
Cuba41:2,880,67910,064
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Macau11:601,6301,582
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Ravi (1,641,180) may also be a first name.

Ravi Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Ravi surname comes from the name of sun god in Hindu religion. It came from Sanskrit language and mostly used in India. Synonym of surya, which has the same meaning.

- raviadonis

Ravi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ravi (Arabic: رءفي, Georgian: რავი, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺮﻓﻴﻊ, Hindi: रवि, Marathi: रवी, Oriya: ରବି, Russian: Рави, Tibetan: ར་བི་) is carried by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ravi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ravi is the 5,009th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 64,450 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 95 percent of Ravi live; 85 percent live in South Asia and 84 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Ravi is also the 424th most common forename globally, borne by 1,641,180 people.

The last name Ravi is most widely held in India, where it is borne by 89,942 people, or 1 in 8,528. In India it is most frequent in: Telangana, where 29 percent live, Andhra Pradesh, where 23 percent live and Jharkhand, where 12 percent live. Beside India Ravi is found in 105 countries. It also occurs in Sri Lanka, where 4 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 3 percent live.

Ravi Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ravi has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ravi surname rose 159,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ravi Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ravi surname are 0.5% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 52.73% being registered with the political party.

The amount Ravi earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 21.16% less than the national average, earning 272,833 kr per year; in United States they earn 31.01% more than the national average, earning $56,530 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.43% more than the national average, earning $59,335 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Raavi896,879/
Ravai891,108/
Ravis89882/
Rajvi89749/
Raviz89680/
Ravid89525/
Raviy89354/
Ravit89251/
Ravie89197/
Ravui8975/
Rasvi8959/
Raviş8939/
Ravio8938/
Ravei8935/
Rahvi8928/
Rayvi8919/
Ravij8913/
Ratvi8913/
Ravii898/
Ravip898/
Rravi897/
Ravoi897/
Raivi896/
Raevi893/
Rauvi893/
Ravhi893/
Ravih893/
Reavis807,777/
Raivio80940/
Ravaiy80763/
Ravish80534/
Ravich80490/
Reavie80217/
Ravieh80195/
Rahavi8057/
Raveis8038/
Raivid8035/
Rayvid8033/
Ravaiz8031/
Ravaid8027/
Rashvi8025/
Ravoit8023/
Raivis8020/
Ravais8016/
Ratvai8016/
Rayvis8013/
Ravaai8010/
Raevoi807/
Ravait805/
Rayvio804/
Rajhvi803/
Raivai803/
Ravaia803/
Raivit803/
Ravitt802/
Ravois802/
Ravist802/
Rajjvi801/
Rajvai801/
Rajvih801/
Raijvi801/
Reavid801/
Rgavai801/
Rhavis801/
Raveit801/
Rasvai801/
Raveiz801/
Rauvei801/
Ravaih801/
Reavui801/
Reavit800/
Rabi75115,571/
Rava7556,370/
Rawi7513,551/
Rave7511,450/
Revi751,941/
Rovi751,640/
Ravy75368/
Ravé7521/
Ravè751/
Ravj751/
Raveggi73326/
Ravijts73162/
Rayvich7345/
Raivich7333/
Ravaggi7310/
Rahavij739/
Reavish739/
Rzhaviy732/
Ravijst732/
Rahavei731/
Raveits731/
Ravaish731/
Hraevoi731/
Reasvis730/
Rabie67162,300/
Rabhi6728,224/
Rabih6712,107/
Rabei677,426/
Rabii675,314/
Rabai675,133/
Ravet674,601/
Rahbi673,708/
Rabid672,921/
Rasve672,650/
Rovai672,492/
Rabiy672,457/
Rampi672,354/
Raver672,016/
Ratbi671,900/
Raabi671,860/
Robai671,767/
Rabit671,139/
Ravey671,035/
Rábai67957/
Revie67945/
Rawai67868/
Ravez67840/
Roovi67809/
Revai67706/
Hrawi67704/
Raveh67623/
Rovis67592/
Rabis67553/
Raiwa67474/
Rabui67455/
Raiva67426/
Raves67419/
Rhabi67388/
Rawie67379/
Rawhi67350/
Reavy67346/
Rovio67319/
Rabyi67306/
Rawei67291/
Hrabi67255/
Rhawi67250/
Rabič67250/
Rávai67249/
Rabij67236/
Rabić67233/
Rauva67217/
Rgabi67208/
Ravee67206/
Ravea67202/
Raibe67202/
Raibi67198/
Raboi67198/
Ravaa67185/
Rövid67182/
Rajbi67162/
Rovid67139/
Rewai67137/
Rabio67137/
Rovei67113/
Ravay67102/
Rasbi6796/
Raave6794/
Raiwe6786/
Rovie6783/
Ranpi6783/
Raubi6782/
Raved6772/
Raiba6772/
Ravoy6771/
Raava6770/
Raveu6769/
Ravaj6769/
Rajva6768/
Rahwi6768/
Rowai6768/
Rehvi6767/
Ravha6754/
Rajwi6754/
Rovii6745/
Rovit6742/
Roviš6739/
Reava6737/
Revei6737/
Rayve6733/
Reave6724/
Ravej6718/
Revyi6718/
Rouvi6717/
Rawui6716/
Reivi6715/
Rajui6714/
Raybi6713/
Rhava6712/
Rovoi6712/
Rajve6711/
Reabi6711/
Rawih6711/
Rayva6710/
Rasui6710/
Hrave679/
Rhovi678/
Raiby678/
R'Abi677/
Rauve677/
Rawii676/
Raawi676/
Rrava676/
Raeve675/
Revoi675/
Ravés674/
Rasvy674/
Rhevi674/
Reviy673/
Rovyi673/
Raive673/
Raavé673/
Rauwi673/
Rovhi672/
Rajvaidh672/
Rotvi672/
Rosvi672/
Rrabi672/
Ravuy672/
Revui672/
Rayui672/
Rabiz671/
Roviy671/
Reuvi671/
Ravge671/
Ravje671/
Rawoi671/
Rojvi671/
Hrava671/
Ravoa671/
Ravée671/
Rawiy671/
Rawiś671/
Rhave671/
Rabië671/
Rèvai671/
Rzawi671/
Ravoj671/
Rhavy671/
Raiwi671/
Raiwy671/
Raavy671/

Ravi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ravi in the Georgian language
რავიravi-
Ravi in the Marathi language
रवीravi97.91
रावीravi1.37
रावrava0.32
रवrava0.15
रविravi0.02
रवाrava0.01
रवीन्ravin0.01
रवींravim0.01
रावाीravai0
ऱवीravi0
रवी़ravi0
Ravi in the Hindi language
रविravi86.71
रवीravi12.89
रावीravi0.11
राविravi0.06
रबीrabi0.04
रबिrabi0.02
रवि़ravi0.01
रतिrati0
ारविaravi0
रवrava0
रावेrave0
ऱविravi0
्रविravi0
रवि॰ravi0
रवोravo0
रपिrapi0
िरविiravi0
रवी़ravi0
रेवीrevi0
़रविravi0
Ravi in the Oriya language
ରବିrabi82.19
ରଭିrabhi6.48
ରାୱିrawi3.24
ରାବିrabi2.43
ରୱିrawi1.62
ରବୀrabi0.81
ରାବୀrabi0.4
େଜାଶିejasi0.4
ଜାମିjami0.4
ରାଣୀrani0.4
ଜାନିjani0.4
କଲିkali0.4
ରାଭିrabhi0.4
Ravi in the Tibetan language
ར་བི་rabi81.82
ར་ཝི་rawi9.09
རཱ་བི་rabi9.09
Ravi in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺮﻓﻴﻊalrfy50
ﺍﻟﺮﻓﻊalrf25
ﺭﻓﻴﻊrfy25
Ravi in the Russian language
Равиravi-
Ravi in the Arabic language
رءفيrfy-
رؤفيrwfy-

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