Rakeb Surname

268,888th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,451 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Jordan
Highest density in:
Jordan

Rakeb Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rakeb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jordan5211:16,9722,678
Iraq2991:117,1293,341
Algeria2591:149,15719,516
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Lebanon711:79,3965,337
Kuwait671:56,7276,926
Palestine481:94,7686,800
Yemen121:2,202,10813,606
India121:63,922,115578,870
Mauritania61:682,47721,744
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Syria31:6,433,67416,197
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Rakeb (2,105) may also be a first name.

Rakeb Last Name Facts

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

Rakeb (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺮﺍﻛﺐ, Hindi: राकेब, Marathi: राकेब) occurs more in Jordan more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rakeb? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 268,888th most widespread family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 5,022,430 people. The last name Rakeb is mostly found in Asia, where 72 percent of Rakeb live; 71 percent live in West Asia and 65 percent live in Levant. It is also the 163,938th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, held by 2,105 people.

The surname Rakeb is most numerous in Jordan, where it is borne by 521 people, or 1 in 16,972. In Jordan it is most common in: Madaba Governorate, where 55 percent are found, Amman Governorate, where 37 percent are found and Zarqa Governorate, where 4 percent are found. Outside of Jordan this surname occurs in 17 countries. It also occurs in Iraq, where 21 percent are found and Algeria, where 18 percent are found.

Rakeb Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Rakeb last name is chiefly Druze (53%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rakeeb91628/
Raskeb9124/
Rakeib917/
Rakkeb912/
Ragkeb911/
Rakeab911/
Rakieb911/
Rakheeb8330/
Rakkeeb835/
Raakeeb831/
Rakhebh831/
Rakqueb831/
Rakqieb831/
Rakib80125,124/
Rakab80813/
Rekeb80473/
Rakep8072/
Rakob8048/
Raqeb8021/
Rokeb805/
Raceb804/
Rakyb801/
Raqeeb736,402/
Rakiep73231/
Rekkeb73214/
Rakhab73134/
Rakhib7358/
Rokeeb7324/
Rahkob7318/
Raukep7314/
Raqueb7313/
Rakkob739/
Rakkab738/
Racheb736/
Raqieb736/
Raakib735/
Rakaib734/
Rekeeb734/
Raikab734/
Rakhev731/
Roukeb731/
Ragkab731/
Rakibz731/
Raqeib731/
Raqebh731/
Raukib731/
Rakibs731/
Rakeep731/
Raqueeb67106/
Raykeev6719/
Raukepe676/
Raqheeb674/
Rokheeb673/
Rakkhob671/
Razqeeb671/
Rakaipe671/
Raykhev671/
Raiqeeb671/
Raikeev671/
Rakhaib671/
Rakchib671/

Rakeb Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rakeb in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺮﺍﻛﺐalrakb-
Rakeb in the Marathi language
राकेबrakeba-
Rakeb in the Hindi language
राकेबrakeba54.55
राकिबrakiba18.18
रकीबrakiba18.18
शकेबsakeba9.09

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Footnotes

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