Rakatani Surname

1,894,523rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 96 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Rakatani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rakatani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea951:85,82911,359
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Rakatani (142) may also be a first name.

Rakatani Last Name Facts

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

Rakatani is most common in Papua New Guinea. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rakatani? popularity and diffusion

The last name Rakatani is the 1,894,523rd most widespread family name globally, borne by around 1 in 75,911,937 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 99 percent of Rakatani are found; 99 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 99 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 775,413th most commonly used given name throughout the world, held by 142 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 95 people, or 1 in 85,829. In Papua New Guinea Rakatani is most prevalent in: Central, where 44 percent reside, National Capital District, where 38 percent reside and Milne Bay, where 16 percent reside. Barring Papua New Guinea it exists in one country. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rakatana88131/
Rakatane88100/
Rokatani881/
Rokataini826/
Rakgatane821/
Rakhatane821/
Rokotani751/
Racatana751/
Roccatani71131/
Racattana711/
Rozkhatoni671/
Roccatoni591/

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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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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rakatani
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