Arakaza Surname

15,355th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36,296 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Burundi
Highest density in:
Burundi

Arakaza Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Arakaza Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Burundi36,1911:27166
Rwanda491:231,9381,267
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
France31:22,140,907385,998
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
England11:55,718,059489,080
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Arakaza (28) may also be a first name.

Arakaza Last Name Facts

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

The surname Arakaza is found in Burundi more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Arakaza? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 15,355th most commonly used surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 200,781 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Arakaza are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Arakaza is also the 1,994,417th most prevalent first name throughout the world It is held by 28 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Burundi, where it is held by 36,191 people, or 1 in 271. Barring Burundi it is found in 19 countries. It is also found in Rwanda, where 0 percent live and The DR Congo, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Arakaaza931/
Garakazha881/
Arakaze861/
Orakaza861/
Aurakkazai821/
Orakazai8018/
Arakasay801/
Aurakazi801/
Arakasea801/
Garakacha7571/
Harakasay753/
Gaarakazi751/
Auradkasa751/
Arakage7139/
Arakase7124/
Arakasi7112/
Orakazi719/
Erakasa711/
Arokazi711/
Arakace711/
Harakaji6768/
Arakozie6714/
Errakasa679/
O'Racaza671/
Harakagi671/
Arakhaji671/

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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
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  • 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 Arakaza
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