Rakaran Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Iran

Rakaran Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rakaran Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Iran11:76,782,524277,718

Rakaran (114) may also be a first name.

Rakaran Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rakaran (Hindi: राकरण, Marathi: राकरण) has its highest incidence in India. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rakaran? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 10,311,814th most frequent last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Rakaran reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 67 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 877,214th most frequent given name in the world, borne by 114 people.

The last name Rakaran is most widely held in India, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 383,532,691. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Gujarat, where 50 percent reside and Madhya Pradesh, where 50 percent reside. Not including India Rakaran occurs in one country. It is also common in Iran, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Rakaran Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rakaran in the Hindi language
राकरणrakarana66.67
राकारनrakarana16.67
राकरनrakarana16.67
Rakaran in the Marathi language
राकरणrakarana66.67
रामकरणramakarana33.33

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rakaran
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