Rakara Surname

1,338,236th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 167 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Rakara Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rakara Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania881:601,60937,493
India511:15,040,498247,985
Kenya181:2,565,55037,160
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Rakara (378) may also be a first name.

Rakara Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rakara (Marathi: राकरा) is found most frequently in Tanzania. It can be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rakara? popularity and diffusion

Rakara is the 1,338,236th most widely held surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 43,637,999 people. The last name Rakara is mostly found in Africa, where 64 percent of Rakara reside; 63 percent reside in East Africa and 53 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 446,161st most commonly used first name on earth It is held by 378 people.

The surname Rakara is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 88 people, or 1 in 601,609. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Mara Region, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Tanzania this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in India, where 31 percent are found and Kenya, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Rakara Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rakara in the Marathi language
राकराrakara-

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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 Rakara
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