Rakang Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Botswana

Rakang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rakang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand171:4,155,197336,594
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Rakang (62) may also be a first name.

Rakang Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rakang is carried by more people in Thailand than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rakang? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rakang is the 4,206,983rd most prevalent last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 95 percent of Rakang reside; 95 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 77 percent reside in Tai-Asia. Rakang is also the 1,246,114th most frequent first name in the world. It is borne by 62 people.

The surname Rakang is most widely held in Thailand, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 4,155,197. In Thailand it is most common in: Songkhla Province, where 82 percent live, Lamphun Province, where 6 percent live and Nakhon Sawan Province, where 6 percent live. Other than Thailand this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 14 percent live and Botswana, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rakhang92251/
Rakgang9228/
Raukang9228/
Rakkang9228/
Raykang921/
Rakhaing862/
Racang8324/
Rakong8322/
Rokang838/
Rekang835/
Rakkong7755/
Rodkang776/
Ruikang774/
Ratcang773/
Radkong771/
Rokhang771/
Rekhang771/
Rakhank771/
Rakkhong711,190/
Ratkhong71206/
Reakkong711/
Rakkonng711/
Rakhoung711/
Rekong6725/
Rokong677/
Rotkong62358/
Rodkong6295/
Roikong6248/
Rookong625/
Rekhong623/
Roykong622/
Roskong622/
Rokkong621/
Rakkonk621/
Rotkhong571,124/
Rodkhong5719/
Roodkong579/
Rokkhong572/
Reukeing571/
Reacgong571/
Hroodkong536/
Rakoncová531/
Recong501/
Rocong501/

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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 Rakang
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