Rakava Surname

637,196th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 478 people bear this surname

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

Rakava Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rakava Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India4531:1,693,30161,326
Papua New Guinea161:509,60763,542
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516

Rakava (5,189) may also be a first name.

Rakava Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rakava (Russian: Ракава) is held by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rakava? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 637,196th most numerous family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 15,245,912 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 95 percent of Rakava live; 95 percent live in South Asia and 95 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 94,010th most frequent given name in the world It is held by 5,189 people.

The surname is most prevalent in India, where it is carried by 453 people, or 1 in 1,693,301. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Tamil Nadu, where 100 percent are found. Excluding India this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent are found and Kenya, where 2 percent are found.

Rakava Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Rakava surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rakaeva92538/
Ragkava9222/
Rakavha9211/
Rakavaa923/
Rakavad922/
Raekava921/
Rakhaeva86361/
Rakhavha86201/
Ragkavas8656/
Rakavath867/
Raikavat865/
Rakauvat861/
Rakhavas861/
Rakova839,035/
Racava83231/
Rakavi8393/
Rakawa8362/
Rakeva8347/
Rekava834/
Rakave834/
Raqava831/
Raykova777,532/
Raikova77530/
Rakhova77503/
Hrakova77170/
Rekaeva77139/
Raškova77107/
Rackova77104/
Rakeeva7779/
Raukawa7769/
Raecava7749/
Raikawa7739/
Rajkova7725/
Ragkavi7717/
Razkova7712/
Raakova776/
Raçkova776/
Rakhave775/
Raykavo774/
Raukova774/
Rakkova774/
Rzakova773/
Rokavad773/
Rokaeva772/
Rakhavi772/
Rakheva772/
Racavad771/
Rakaviy771/
Rahkova771/
Rakhawa771/
Rakoeva771/
Rackavi771/
Rakoova771/
Raşkova771/
Rakawai771/
Rashkova712,636/
Rajkhawa71269/
Hraskova7151/
Hrakhova7150/
Ragkavis7133/
Raykeeva7132/
Rakavets7115/
Rzhakova7114/
Hradkova7113/
Rajkhova7112/
Rackaway7112/
Rakovaya716/
Rakheeva715/
Rayskova714/
Raikawad714/
Raszkova714/
Hrackova713/
Hrakeeva713/
Raickova712/
Raikeeva712/
Raukhova712/
Hrajkova712/
Rasskova711/
Rakavich711/
Ragkhawa711/
Ratckova711/
Raykawad711/
Razkhova711/
Hraškova711/
Rajkoova711/
Rahakova711/
Raskhova711/
Roikavad711/
Rzakhova711/
Raková671,322/
Rekawa67444/
Rekova67434/
Recava67254/
Rokova67192/
Racova67168/
Raqavi6778/
Rakawi6767/
Rzhakhova6754/
Rakowa6720/
Raichkova6715/
Rajkovacz6713/
Rakove6712/
Rajkovats6712/
Hrachkova679/
Rakewa677/
Rokeva674/
Rokaba674/
Rakovy673/
Raschkova672/
Rajkhawoa671/
Rajkhowaa671/
Rekeva671/
Ratkavich671/
Rokavi671/
Rokawa671/
Raqaba671/
Rakovo671/
Rokave671/
Rókavá671/
Rocava671/
Hrashkova671/
Raskavich670/

Rakava Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rakava in the Russian language
Ракаваrakava-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rakava
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