Rakawi Surname
Approximately 67 people bear this surname
Rakawi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 60 | 1:491,570 | 24,692 |
| Brunei | 5 | 1:83,746 | 1,811 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Rakawi (91) may also be a first name.
Rakawi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rakawi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Rakawi occurs most in Malaysia. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Rakawi? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,333,370th most commonly held surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 108,769,342 people. The last name Rakawi occurs predominantly in Asia, where 97 percent of Rakawi are found; 97 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 97 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Rakawi is also the 998,282nd most frequently occurring forename internationally, borne by 91 people.
It is most common in Malaysia, where it is carried by 60 people, or 1 in 491,570. In Malaysia it is most common in: Sarawak, where 77 percent reside, Sabah, where 8 percent reside and Kedah, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account Malaysia this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Brunei, where 7 percent reside and Algeria, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rakhawi | 92 | 184 | / |
| Rakaswi | 92 | 32 | / |
| Ratkawi | 92 | 29 | / |
| Rakawai | 92 | 1 | / |
| Rahkawi | 92 | 1 | / |
| Rakhawit | 86 | 1 | / |
| Rakavi | 83 | 93 | / |
| Rakawa | 83 | 62 | / |
| Rokawi | 83 | 56 | / |
| Rekawi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Rakhawy | 77 | 378 | / |
| Rakaiby | 77 | 244 | / |
| Raukawa | 77 | 69 | / |
| Raikawa | 77 | 39 | / |
| Ragkavi | 77 | 17 | / |
| Rakowit | 77 | 3 | / |
| Rakhavi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Rakhawa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rakaviy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rackavi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rakabei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rakaibi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rakkawe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rajkhawa | 71 | 269 | / |
| Ragkavis | 71 | 33 | / |
| Rakowich | 71 | 16 | / |
| Rackaway | 71 | 12 | / |
| Rekhawai | 71 | 4 | / |
| Rotkawit | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ragkhawa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rakavich | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rakava | 67 | 478 | / |
| Raqavi | 67 | 78 | / |
| Racabi | 67 | 38 | / |
| Rakowe | 67 | 13 | / |
| Raqabi | 67 | 9 | / |
| Rakave | 67 | 4 | / |
| Rokawy | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ratkowich | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rachkawee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rashkawee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rakowy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rokawa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rokavi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ratkavich | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rekavi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rajkhawoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Raskavich | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Rakawi
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