Rakaiya Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Rakaiya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rakaiya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria161:11,071,422210,388
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Rakaiya (1,221) may also be a first name.

Rakaiya Last Name Facts

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

Rakaiya (Hindi: राकैया, Marathi: राकीया, Oriya: ରେକୖୟା) is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rakaiya? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,307,654th most frequently occurring family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 81 percent of Rakaiya live; 81 percent live in West Africa and 76 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Rakaiya is also the 226,494th most commonly used first name world-wide. It is borne by 1,221 people.

It is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 11,071,422. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Yobe, where 50 percent reside, Zamfara, where 31 percent reside and Nasarawa, where 19 percent reside. Other than Nigeria Rakaiya exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 19 percent reside and Niger, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rakhaiya9324/
Raukaiya938/
Raikaiya933/
Rakkaiya932/
Rakaiyah931/
Rzakaiya931/
Raqkaiya931/
Rokaiya861,470/
Rakayya8641/
Rekaiya861/
Rakeiya861/
Rakayia861/
Rakya83368/
Rokaiyah80161/
Roukaiya8033/
Rookaiya8019/
Rakhaiyo801/
Rakhiyao801/
Rokkaiya801/
Racaiyah801/
Rakhayya801/
Rakhaija801/
Rakayyah801/
Rakhya77376/
Rakyah77107/
Rakiaa771/
Rahkya771/
Rakiay771/
Rakaoa771/
Rakaea771/
Rakkya771/
Raikya771/
Rakaoi771/
Rokkaiyah754/
Rookhaiya751/
Rookkaiya751/
Roukhaiya751/
Rakkhaiao751/
Rokayya7183/
Roqaiya7121/
Rakaoha717/
Rokiyaa714/
Rakyaad711/
Rakeyya711/
Raukhya711/
Raukeay711/
Rakkiay711/
Rakahau711/
Rokuiya711/
Rokayea711/
Rakiaei711/
Rekayia711/
Raqayya711/
Rakyath711/
Rakyaat711/
Rahkhya711/
Rakio673,345/
Rakia672,712/
Rokayyah671,132/
Rokya671,111/
Rekya6765/
Rakyo6764/
Rokoiyah6723/
Roukeiya6719/
Roqaiyah6717/
Rakao678/
Rookayya677/
Raqya676/
Rakhiyoo672/
Rackyast672/
Rakja671/
Roukayya671/
Roquaiya671/
Rakhayio671/
Rakhioyy671/
Rooqaiya671/

Rakaiya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rakaiya in the Marathi language
राकीयाrakiya64.71
रकैयाrakaiya29.41
राकीयाानrakiyaana5.88
Rakaiya in the Oriya language
ରେକୖୟାrekaya50
ରକାଇୟାraka'iya25
ରକାଇଆraka'i'a25
Rakaiya in the Hindi language
राकैयाrakaiya42.06
रकैयाrakaiya32.71
रकईयाraka'iya9.35
रकइयाraka'iya6.54
राकइयाraka'iya2.8
राकियाrakiya1.87
रकाईयाraka'iya0.93
रोकईयाroka'iya0.93
राकईयाraka'iya0.93
रूकैय्याrukaiyya0.93
रूकैययाrukaiyaya0.93

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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 Rakaiya
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