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
The surname Rakash (Bengali: রাকেশ, Hindi: राकश, Marathi: काश, Oriya: ରାକଶ, Russian: Ракаш) is most common in India. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Rakash click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rakash? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,295,379th most frequently used surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 41,643,120 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Rakash live; 97 percent live in South Asia and 90 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Rakash is also the 15,507th most frequently held first name on earth It is held by 61,729 people.
The last name is most commonly held in India, where it is borne by 158 people, or 1 in 4,854,844. In India Rakash is most common in: Uttar Pradesh, where 60 percent are found, Madhya Pradesh, where 9 percent are found and Telangana, where 8 percent are found. Other than India it exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 5 percent are found and Kazakhstan, where 2 percent are found.
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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