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 is held by more people in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Rakawi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,333,370th most frequently used last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 108,769,342 people. Rakawi is predominantly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Rakawi live; 97 percent live in Southeast Asia and 97 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Rakawi is also the 998,282nd most frequently held given name throughout the world, held by 91 people.
This last name is most widespread in Malaysia, where it is carried by 60 people, or 1 in 491,570. In Malaysia it is most prevalent in: Sarawak, where 77 percent reside, Sabah, where 8 percent reside and Kedah, where 7 percent reside. Outside of Malaysia this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs 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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