Rakab Surname

425,369th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 813 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Rakab Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rakab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt6101:150,71411,610
Iran671:1,146,00850,371
Pakistan421:4,253,42629,680
India281:27,395,192354,286
Bulgaria181:387,71718,370
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Algeria91:4,292,39548,087
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Somaliland41:875,0461,198
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Albania11:2,914,05529,474

Rakab (259) may also be a first name.

Rakab Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rakab (Arabic: ركاب, Hindi: रकब, Oriya: ରକବ) has its highest incidence in Egypt. It can also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rakab? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 425,369th most frequently occurring surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 8,963,771 people. The surname Rakab is predominantly found in Africa, where 77 percent of Rakab are found; 76 percent are found in North Africa and 75 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. Rakab is also the 553,262nd most prevalent first name world-wide It is held by 259 people.

Rakab is most common in Egypt, where it is held by 610 people, or 1 in 150,714. Without taking into account Egypt Rakab is found in 16 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 8 percent live and Pakistan, where 5 percent live.

Rakab Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Rakab surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 75% registered to vote for the party.

Rakab earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.94% more than the national average, earning $47,438 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rakhab91134/
Rakkab918/
Rakaib914/
Raikab914/
Ragkab911/
Radkab911/
Rakeab911/
Rakhaib831/
Rekab804,097/
Rakeb801,451/
Racab80469/
Raqab80191/
Rokab80135/
Rakap8077/
Rakob8048/
Raghikab776/
Rekkab735,149/
Rakeeb73628/
Rekhab73282/
Rakhap7394/
Rakoub7320/
Rahkob7318/
Raqabh7314/
Reykab739/
Rakkob739/
Rakeib737/
Rokhab736/
Rakkeb732/
Roukab732/
Raqqab731/
Rakkap731/
Reckab731/
Rekaib731/
Ragkeb731/
Ragkav731/
Ragkap731/
Rakaph731/
Raqaib731/
Reekab731/
Rockab731/
Roskab730/
Rakheeb6730/
Rakkeeb675/
Rahkhav674/
Reaskob672/
Rakhape671/
Rakaipe671/
Raakeeb671/
Rochkab671/
Rachkap671/
Rakqueb671/
Rakhebh671/
Ragkhav671/
Rakashp671/
Rakkhob671/

Rakab Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rakab in the Oriya language
ରକବrakaba-
Rakab in the Hindi language
रकबrakaba48.28
रकाबrakaba24.14
रकबाrakaba24.14
राकबrakaba3.45
Rakab in the Arabic language
ركابrkab-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rakab
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