Rakash Surname
Approximately 175 people bear this surname
Rakash Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 158 | 1:4,854,844 | 122,998 |
| Pakistan | 9 | 1:19,849,321 | 72,658 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 1:4,420,624 | 134,293 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
Rakash (61,729) may also be a first name.
Rakash Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rakash Come From? nationality or country of origin
Rakash (Bengali: রাকেশ, Hindi: राकश, Marathi: काश, Oriya: ରାକଶ, Russian: Ракаш) is carried by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rakash? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,295,379th most numerous surname on earth, held by around 1 in 41,643,120 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Rakash are found; 97 percent are found in South Asia and 90 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Rakash is also the 15,507th most commonly occurring given name internationally. It is borne by 61,729 people.
The last name Rakash is most frequently used in India, where it is held by 158 people, or 1 in 4,854,844. In India Rakash is most frequent in: Uttar Pradesh, where 60 percent live, Madhya Pradesh, where 9 percent live and Telangana, where 8 percent live. Barring India this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 5 percent live and Kazakhstan, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Rakash Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rakash in the Hindi language | ||
| राकश | rakasa | 98.48 |
| राकेश | rakesa | 1.31 |
| रकश | rakasa | 0.06 |
| ्रकाश | rakasa | 0.04 |
| राकशज़् | rakasaz | 0.01 |
| राकश्ेा | rakasea | 0.01 |
| प्रकाश | prakasa | 0.01 |
| रकाश | rakasa | 0.01 |
| राकाश् | rakas | 0 |
| ऱाकश | rakasa | 0 |
| राकेश् | rakes | 0 |
| आकाश | akasa | 0 |
| राकष | rakasa | 0 |
| रोकश | rokasa | 0 |
| राकैश | rakaisa | 0 |
| राकःश | rakahsa | 0 |
| राकाश | rakasa | 0 |
| राकेंश | rakensa | 0 |
| राकश् | rakas | 0 |
| राकेश्ा | rakesa | 0 |
| Rakash in the Oriya language | ||
| ରାକଶ | rakasa | 70 |
| ପ୍୍ରକାଶ | prakasa | 10 |
| କୁରାକଶ | kurakasa | 10 |
| ରକାଶ | rakasa | 10 |
| Rakash in the Marathi language | ||
| काश | kasa | 63.83 |
| राकेश | rakesa | 20.21 |
| राकश | rakasa | 8.51 |
| राकाश | rakasa | 2.13 |
| राकस | rakasa | 2.13 |
| राकेाश | rakeasa | 1.06 |
| रकाश | rakasa | 1.06 |
| रकश | rakasa | 1.06 |
| Rakash in the Bengali language | ||
| রাকেশ | rakesa | 57.14 |
| রাকশ | rakasa | 28.57 |
| রকাশ | rakasa | 14.29 |
| Rakash in the Russian language | ||
| Ракаш | rakas | - |
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Footnotes
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