Rakeng Surname

2,106,139th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 80 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Norway

Rakeng Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rakeng Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa631:859,96456,669
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Norway71:734,61250,907
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Rakeng (25) may also be a first name.

Rakeng Last Name Facts

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

Rakeng occurs most in South Africa. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rakeng? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,106,139th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 91,094,324 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 79 percent of Rakeng reside; 79 percent reside in Southern Africa and 79 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,136,160th most widespread first name throughout the world. It is borne by 25 people.

The last name Rakeng is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 63 people, or 1 in 859,964. In South Africa Rakeng is mostly found in: Limpopo, where 76 percent are found and Gauteng, where 24 percent are found. Other than South Africa Rakeng exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 11 percent are found and Norway, where 9 percent are found.

Rakeng Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Rakeng earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 48.03% more than the national average, earning 512,307 kr per year and in South Africa they earn 67.72% less than the national average, earning R 76,716 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Raking8354/
Rekeng8317/
Rokeng8311/
Rakyong77490/
Racheng776/
Racking773/
Rekkeng772/
Raiking771/
Reaking771/
Raskings711/
Rackings710/
Racing6736/
Reking679/
Roking672/
Rakenkova671/
Roceng671/
Rocking62335/
Recking6258/
Reiking6237/
Raskynx6224/
Röcking6215/
Rooking628/
Raquing622/
Rockäng621/
Requing621/
Raching621/
Rasquing5714/
Reidking571/
Reiching571/
Roycheng571/
Reicheng570/
Roecking570/
Reaching570/
Rocing500/

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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
  • 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 Rakeng
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