Rachael Surname

322,699th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,156 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Rachael Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Rachael Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4791:369,81819,753
Cameroon2151:96,60011,495
Papua New Guinea1351:60,3987,783
Kenya1161:398,10322,333
Indonesia761:1,740,121112,888
England521:1,071,50151,923
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Solomon Islands141:41,4318,080
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
India61:127,844,230863,365
South Sudan41:2,853,7691,758
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
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PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Rachael (357,881) may also be a first name.

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Rachael Demographics

Rachael Religious Adherence
in Ireland

Sample size: 3 (1901)

Religious Adherence
in Ireland

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Rachael Last Name Facts

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

Rachael (Marathi: रचेल, Oriya: ରାେଚଲ) is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rachael? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rachael is the 322,699th most frequent last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 6,304,105 people. Rachael is mostly found in Africa, where 74 percent of Rachael live; 42 percent live in West Africa and 41 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Rachael is also the 2,909th most frequently held first name worldwide, borne by 357,881 people.

It is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 479 people, or 1 in 369,818. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Ekiti, where 15 percent live, Ondo, where 8 percent live and Rivers, where 6 percent live. Aside from Nigeria it is found in 21 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 19 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 12 percent live.

Rachael Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Rachael has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Rachael surname rose 1,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rachael Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Rachael last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rachaiel935/
Raychael931/
Rachawel931/
Rachaell931/
Racheal861,691/
Raichel86506/
Rochael86319/
Rachiel86188/
Rechael8655/
Rachail8649/
Reachel8631/
Rachoel863/
Racheil861/
Reacheal8034/
Rachiell8030/
Reachell805/
Raycheal802/
Raicheal801/
Raichell801/
Racheall800/
Reichael800/
Raceal772/
Racheille7521/
Rachalova7513/
Rachealle751/
Reichel7131,911/
Racuyal7185/
Rakheel7129/
Rakhail7117/
Rochoel7115/
Rakhyel717/
Rajauel714/
Rocheil714/
Rochiel714/
Rocheal713/
Rottschael711/
Rathchaisl711/
Roichel711/
Raciyal711/
Rachoul711/
Rakheal711/
Ratchaisil711/
Reuchel710/
Rakhiyal67235/
Reichell6736/
Rochault6722/
Ratchaisilp675/
Rakheyal673/
Rotcheal671/
Rakhoele671/
Reichhel671/
Reijchel671/
Reychiel671/
Rocheall671/
Rocheile671/
Rheichel670/
Reicheal670/
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Rachael Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rachael in the Oriya language
ରାେଚଲraecala-
Rachael in the Marathi language
रचेलracela41.67
रैचेलraicela16.67
राचंलracanla8.33
रांचलrancala8.33
राचलीracali8.33
रचएलraca'ela8.33
राचलracala8.33

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Rachael Reference & Research

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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 Rachael
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