Rakafa Surname

770,644th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 369 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Rakafa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rakafa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe3661:42,1816,506
England21:27,859,030389,889
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Rakafa (141) may also be a first name.

Rakafa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rakafa is more commonly found in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rakafa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 770,644th most frequently used last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 19,749,447 people. The surname Rakafa occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Rakafa reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Rakafa is also the 778,371st most commonly occurring first name world-wide, held by 141 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 366 people, or 1 in 42,181. In Zimbabwe Rakafa is primarily found in: Mashonaland East Province, where 42 percent are found, Harare Province, where 35 percent are found and Mashonaland Central Province, where 11 percent are found. Other than Zimbabwe Rakafa exists in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rakapfa921/
Ratkawfa861/
Rakafath861/
Rakhafath801/
Rakgafe771/
Raqafah771/
Rahakhafath7119/
Rakhaafi713/
Rocafa6714/
Racafi679/
Raqafe671/
Rakhaphai671/
Rakofi671/
Rakhofath671/
Rokafy671/
Rakopha621/
Rakhaphe5712/
Rokaphai574/
Rocafi508/

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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 Rakafa
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