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Where Does The Last Name Rakas Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Rakas (Arabic: رقاص, Hindi: राकस, Marathi: राकस, Oriya: ରାକସ) is held by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as: Rakaš, Rakás, Rakáš or Rákás. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rakas? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 76,760^th most commonly held family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,142,070 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 83 percent of Rakas live; 82 percent live in South Asia and 82 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Rakas is also the 44,085^th most commonly held first name at a global level. It is borne by 16,182 people.

Rakas is most frequently occurring in India, where it is borne by 4,549 people, or 1 in 168,623. In India Rakas is mostly found in: Tamil Nadu, where 53 percent live, Gujarat, where 40 percent live and Maharashtra, where 5 percent live. Not including India this last name occurs in 29 countries. It is also common in Nepal, where 10 percent live and Morocco, where 4 percent live.

Rakas Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Rakas has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Rakas surname increased 3,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rakas Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Rakas last name are 14.63% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 67.86% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Rakas earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 123.62% more than the national average, earning R 531,408 per year; in United States they earn 5.29% more than the national average, earning $45,431 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.33% more than the national average, earning $50,840 CAD per year.