Rakawa Surname
Approximately 62 people bear this surname
Rakawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 58 | 1:266,177 | 28,032 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
Rakawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rakawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Rakawa is found most frequently in Zimbabwe. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Rakawa.
How Common Is The Last Name Rakawa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,436,415th most frequently used surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 117,541,063 people. Rakawa is mostly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Rakawa are found; 94 percent are found in Southern Africa and 94 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
It is most widely held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 58 people, or 1 in 266,177. In Zimbabwe Rakawa is primarily concentrated in: Masvingo Province, where 34 percent are found, Midlands Province, where 31 percent are found and Mashonaland East Province, where 16 percent are found. Apart from Zimbabwe Rakawa exists in one country. It is also common in Thailand, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raukawa | 92 | 69 | / |
| Raikawa | 92 | 39 | / |
| Rakawai | 92 | 1 | / |
| Rakhawa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Rajkhawa | 86 | 269 | / |
| Rackaway | 86 | 12 | / |
| Raikawad | 86 | 4 | / |
| Raykawad | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ragkhawa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Rakava | 83 | 478 | / |
| Rekawa | 83 | 444 | / |
| Rakawi | 83 | 67 | / |
| Rakowa | 83 | 20 | / |
| Rakewa | 83 | 7 | / |
| Rokawa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Rajkhawoa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Rakaeva | 77 | 538 | / |
| Rakhawy | 77 | 378 | / |
| Rakhawi | 77 | 184 | / |
| Rajkowa | 77 | 68 | / |
| Rakaswi | 77 | 32 | / |
| Ratkawi | 77 | 29 | / |
| Ragkava | 77 | 22 | / |
| Rakavha | 77 | 11 | / |
| Rakavaa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Raikowa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Rakavad | 77 | 2 | / |
| Rakkawe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Raekava | 77 | 1 | / |
| Raskowa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rahkawi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rakhowa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rajkhauwah | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rajkhowa | 71 | 15,003 | / |
| Rakhaeva | 71 | 361 | / |
| Rakhavha | 71 | 201 | / |
| Rockaway | 71 | 126 | / |
| Reckaway | 71 | 86 | / |
| Ragkavas | 71 | 56 | / |
| Razkhowa | 71 | 44 | / |
| Raskhowa | 71 | 15 | / |
| Rakavath | 71 | 7 | / |
| Rajkhewa | 71 | 6 | / |
| Rakovaya | 71 | 6 | / |
| Raikavat | 71 | 5 | / |
| Rekhawai | 71 | 4 | / |
| Rakkhowa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Raskouwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rakhawit | 71 | 1 | / |
| Raikhowa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rahkhowa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rakauvat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rajkowah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rakhavas | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rakova | 67 | 9,035 | / |
| Racava | 67 | 231 | / |
| Rakavi | 67 | 93 | / |
| Raqowa | 67 | 89 | / |
| Rokowa | 67 | 85 | / |
| Rajkhouwa | 67 | 78 | / |
| Rokawi | 67 | 56 | / |
| Rakeva | 67 | 47 | / |
| Rajkhuowa | 67 | 20 | / |
| Rajkhowah | 67 | 17 | / |
| Rakowe | 67 | 13 | / |
| Rajkkhowa | 67 | 10 | / |
| Rekewa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Rokaba | 67 | 4 | / |
| Rakave | 67 | 4 | / |
| Rekava | 67 | 4 | / |
| Rokawy | 67 | 3 | / |
| Rokewa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Rachkawee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rashkawee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rajkhowaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Raqaba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Raqava | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rakowy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rookkawat | 67 | 1 | / |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Rakawa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis