Rakama Surname

550,571st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 580 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Kenya

Rakama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rakama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India3401:2,256,07574,483
Kenya1521:303,81519,191
South Africa341:1,593,46280,086
Indonesia291:4,560,317223,141
Ukraine101:4,552,270216,874
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Zimbabwe31:5,146,080115,446
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Rakama (13,535) may also be a first name.

Rakama Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rakama (Bengali: রকমা, Hindi: रकमा, Marathi: रकमा, Oriya: ରାକାମା, Russian: Ракама) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rakama? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 550,571st most frequently used family name globally, borne by around 1 in 12,564,734 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 64 percent of Rakama are found; 59 percent are found in South Asia and 59 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 49,877th most commonly occurring first name globally. It is borne by 13,535 people.

The last name is most widespread in India, where it is held by 340 people, or 1 in 2,256,075. In India Rakama is most common in: Madhya Pradesh, where 64 percent are found, Tamil Nadu, where 32 percent are found and Maharashtra, where 2 percent are found. Barring India Rakama is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 26 percent are found and South Africa, where 6 percent are found.

Rakama Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Rakama earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 39.96% less than the national average, earning R 142,668 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Rakama Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rakama in the Bengali language
রকমাrakama-
Rakama in the Oriya language
ରାକାମାrakama-
Rakama in the Hindi language
रकमाrakama99.83
रमेशramesa0.02
थावराthavara0.02
रूकमणीrukamani0.02
ऱकमाrakama0.02
रकमrakama0.02
Rakama in the Marathi language
रकमाrakama92.28
रकामाrakama2.33
रामण्णाramanna0.54
रखमाrakhama0.36
इरकरirakara0.36
कमळेkamale0.36
रामजीramaji0.18
रामकृramakr0.18
िनकमinakama0.18
राकमाrakama0.18
Rakama in the Russian language
Ракамаrakama-

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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
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  • 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 Rakama
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