Racah Surname
Approximately 27 people bear this surname
Racah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Israel | 9 | 1:950,848 | 57,975 |
| Italy | 7 | 1:8,736,670 | 118,213 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
Racah (1,206) may also be a first name.
Racah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Racah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Racah (Arabic: راقيه) is found most in Israel. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Racah? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,798,600th most frequent last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. The surname Racah is predominantly found in Asia, where 48 percent of Racah live; 33 percent live in West Asia and 33 percent live in Judeo-West Asia. Racah is also the 228,078th most numerous first name at a global level. It is borne by 1,206 people.
The last name Racah is most frequently occurring in Israel, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 950,848. Beside Israel this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Italy, where 26 percent reside and India, where 15 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Racah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Racah in the Arabic language | ||
| راقيه | raqyh | - |
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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 Racah
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