Rachiu Surname

270,744th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,440 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Moldova

Rachiu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rachiu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1,2711:30,7154,167
Moldova1611:22,1203,727
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Rachiu (25) may also be a first name.

Rachiu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rachiu has its highest incidence in Uganda. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rachiu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rachiu is the 270,744th most widespread surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,060,796 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Rachiu live; 88 percent live in East Africa and 57 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 2,136,160th most numerous first name throughout the world. It is borne by 25 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is borne by 1,271 people, or 1 in 30,715. In Uganda Rachiu is mostly concentrated in: Nebbi District, where 48 percent reside, Zombo District, where 15 percent reside and Buliisa District, where 13 percent reside. Besides Uganda this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Moldova, where 11 percent reside and Portugal, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rachiou9213/
Rachiud926/
Rachius923/
Raychiu921/
Rashiu8315/
Rakhiu8313/
Racoiu831/
Rahkiu831/
Racheau7752/
Ratshiu7729/
Rascius7713/
Racioiu774/
Rashiud774/
Rachyus774/
Rashihu771/
Raţiu73588/
Rajiu7397/
Rasiu7369/
Rakiu7345/
Racyu732/
Raqiu732/
Rakhiaou7127/
Rashiush711/
Rouchius711/
Ratsiu67612/
Račius67138/
Rasihu6722/
Ratšiu6718/
Rasius6716/
Rakhyu677/
Rahhyu675/
Raijyu675/
Raikyu675/
Rakihu674/
Ratziu673/
Rakoiu671/
Rajoiu671/
Rasiud671/
Rasiua671/
Rakiua671/
Razihu671/
Raqiue671/
Raqiuz671/
Rahkyu671/
Raakiu671/

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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 Rachiu
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