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) occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Rakash? popularity and diffusion
Rakash is the 1,295,379th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 41,643,120 people. The surname Rakash occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Rakash reside; 97 percent reside in South Asia and 90 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 15,507th most common first name globally It is held by 61,729 people.
This last name is most numerous in India, where it is borne 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. Apart from India this surname exists in 6 countries. It also occurs 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
- 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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