Rakatia Surname

1,295,379th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 175 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Fiji

Rakatia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rakatia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1711:309,60023,673
Fiji41:223,5982,635

Rakatia Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rakatia is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rakatia? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,295,379th most commonly used surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 41,643,120 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Rakatia reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is carried by 171 people, or 1 in 309,600. In Tanzania Rakatia is most common in: Arusha Region, where 99 percent reside and Tanga Region, where 1 percent reside. Barring Tanzania Rakatia exists in one country. It is also common in Fiji, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rakhatia931/
Rakatya8620/
Rajkotia80221/
Recatia7147/
Racotia714/
Reketia711/
Racatya711/
Rakoťaiová591/
Recatio572/
Raketja572/
Rajkotya531/
Rakotyay531/
Rakhotjo531/
Rakottyay502/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Rakatia
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