Rakana Surname
Approximately 182 people bear this surname
Rakana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 137 | 1:5,599,017 | 134,774 |
| Papua New Guinea | 36 | 1:226,492 | 31,172 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Rakana (315) may also be a first name.
Rakana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rakana Come From? nationality or country of origin
Rakana (Georgian: რაკანა, Hindi: रकाना, Marathi: राकना, Oriya: ରକନା) is more commonly found in India than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Rakana.
How Common Is The Last Name Rakana? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,263,456th most numerous surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 40,041,461 people. Rakana occurs predominantly in Asia, where 77 percent of Rakana reside; 75 percent reside in South Asia and 75 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 494,917th most widely held forename at a global level It is held by 315 people.
It is most commonly held in India, where it is borne by 137 people, or 1 in 5,599,017. In India it is most common in: Tamil Nadu, where 95 percent live, Andhra Pradesh, where 3 percent live and Bihar, where 1 percent live. Other than India this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 20 percent live and Georgia, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Rakana Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rakana in the Georgian language | ||
| რაკანა | rakana | - |
| Rakana in the Hindi language | ||
| रकाना | rakana | 50 |
| राकाना | rakana | 37.5 |
| रकना | rakana | 12.5 |
| Rakana in the Oriya language | ||
| ରକନା | rakana | 50 |
| ରକଣା | rakana | 50 |
| Rakana in the Marathi language | ||
| राकना | rakana | 33.33 |
| रकाना | rakana | 33.33 |
| रकना | rakana | 33.33 |
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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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- 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 Rakana
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