Raghavan is used as a family name or surname in India. It is 8 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Raghavan
No. of characters: 8
Origin: India
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Raghavan

How popular is Raghavan?

Raghavan is common in India.

Raghavan is ranked 15923 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Raghavans grew by 82.1656 per cent to 1144 since 2000 and ranked 22481 after elevating 11669 spots. The last name was found in around 4 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 95.45 93.95
Others 2.01 3.03
White 1.84 2.87
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.44 0
Raghavan is quite popular family name mostly used in India while Oman is ahead in terms of density. Around 32978 people have been found who wears Raghavan as their family name. Raghavan is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
9,568 Thailand8
18,563 Nigeria7
2,527 Maldives6
2,306 Angola4
14,054 China3
6,989 Uganda3
14,078 Japan3
16,136 Kenya3
67,494 South Africa3
723,167 Indonesia2
37,372 Georgia2
2,617 Cambodia2
23,344 Austria2
26,532 Chile2
2,449 Yemen2
124,220 Italy2
89,020 Tanzania2
54,135 Philippines2
384 Guinea2
13,606 Senegal1
1,819 Laos1
28,746 Algeria1
151,601 Spain1
1,176 Antigua and Barbuda1
169,904 Brazil1
8,181 Botswana1
2,196 Liberia1
49,529 Israel1
8,268 Mauritius1
56,169 Mexico1
6,212 Jamaica1
9,498 Iceland1
4,999 Papua New Guinea1
36,814 Romania1
14,373 Jordan1
49,101 Denmark1
7,895 South Korea1
7,191 Afghanistan1
2,211 Brunei1
2,361 United States Virgin Islands1
9,926 Ivory Coast1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
7,279 Wales45
37,591 Belgium37
28,564 Switzerland36
12,692 Scotland33
18,889 New Zealand26
62,494 Netherlands22
42,407 Sweden22
11,387 Ireland22
28,338 Norway20
406,964 Russia14
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
3,257 Hong Kong71
Countries with hundreds of Raghavan:
9,252 England704
749 Singapore627
556 Kuwait627
3,834 Sri Lanka587
297 Bahrain476
455 Qatar467
28,238 Germany370
14,163 Australia191
57,437 France171
25,276 Canada137
Countries with thousands of Raghavan:
254 United Arab Emirates3,142
1,597 Saudi Arabia2,232
1,570 Malaysia1,847
18,042 United States1,811
256 Oman1,795
Countries with ten thousands of Raghavan:
3,107 India17,364
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Raghavan Namesakes

  • Muthukulam Raghavan Pillai, Dramatist
  • Rajiv Vijay Raghavan, Director
  • A. L. Raghavan, Singer
  • Mohan Raghavan, Film director
  • Daven Raghavan, Cinematographer
  • Deepak Raghavan, Entrepreneur
  • V. S. Raghavan, Actor
  • Sriram Raghavan, Film director
  • A. L. Raghavan, Singer
  • M. K. Raghavan, Indian Politician
  • In 2018, Master Raghavan played the role of Aakash in action and comedy flick Bhaskar Oru Rascal.
  • In 2016, Prakash Raghavan played the role of Gautham in action and crime movie Dhuruvangal Pathinaaru.

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