Raker Surname

179,467th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,377 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guam

Raker Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Raker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,0821:174,09217,506
Germany1521:529,64144,407
England491:1,137,10353,999
South Africa211:2,579,891103,459
Papua New Guinea171:479,63060,627
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Guam81:20,0153,029
Slovenia71:355,38217,336
Wales51:618,90625,852
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England401:609,38430,680
Wales51:313,68310,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4891:102,69710,383

The alternate forms: Räker (478) are calculated separately.

Raker (51) may also be a first name.

Raker Last Name Facts

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

The last name Raker (Russian: Ракер) occurs most in The United States. It can be rendered as: Räker. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Raker? popularity and diffusion

Raker is the 179,467th most frequently held family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 3,065,859 people. Raker occurs mostly in The Americas, where 87 percent of Raker are found; 87 percent are found in North America and 87 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,396,783rd most prevalent given name worldwide It is held by 51 people.

The last name Raker is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 2,082 people, or 1 in 174,092. In The United States Raker is most numerous in: Florida, where 13 percent live, Pennsylvania, where 13 percent live and Ohio, where 8 percent live. Besides The United States it exists in 26 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 6 percent live and England, where 2 percent live.

Raker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Raker has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Raker surname grew 426 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 123 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Raker Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Raker surname are 14.04% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60.81% registered with the political party.

The amount Raker earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 225.92% more than the national average, earning R 774,516 per year and in United States they earn 6.38% more than the national average, earning $45,902 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Räker93478/
Raiker91365/
Raeker91281/
Racker91210/
Rauker91194/
Reaker9164/
Raaker9155/
Rakerd9140/
Rayker9136/
Rakier9136/
Øraker9113/
Rakher9110/
Rakker916/
Ratker912/
Rakeer912/
Radker911/
Rakere911/
Rakert910/
Raykher83106/
Raikher8366/
Raecker8361/
Rackear8331/
Raidker8312/
Rackier837/
Ratkher836/
Rakherd834/
Raikert833/
Rackert832/
Rahkher832/
Ragkerd832/
Rajkher831/
Rahaker831/
Rakhert831/
Rackerd831/
Raitker831/
Ratkejr831/
Radtker831/
Raskher831/
Rakkerd831/
Rakcher831/
Rakeard831/
Rausker830/
Rathker830/
Reker803,061/
Roker802,076/
Röker8087/
Rakir8042/
Racer8031/
Rakre8023/
Raykhert77902/
Raikhert77161/
Raykherd7713/
Raschker776/
Raykhere772/
Rakerova771/
Raikherh771/
Rakchear771/
Raickerd770/
Recker737,896/
Rocker735,243/
Rooker734,932/
Röcker731,498/
Racher731,097/
Rekker73985/
Reiker73313/
Reeker73298/
Rošker73295/
Rheker73290/
Roeker73212/
Räcker73169/
Royker73139/
Rehker73138/
Rotker73124/
Reuker73120/
Rokker7372/
Raquer7335/
Raicer7332/
Reacer7316/
Rouker7316/
Rekier7313/
Rökker7313/
Rakhir736/
Hreker736/
Raqeer733/
Rakire732/
Rajcer732/
Röhker732/
Rakair731/
Rakhre731/
Ruoker731/
Ruiker731/
Rhakre731/
Raukir731/
Rokher731/
Roiker731/
Rekher731/
Rokere731/
Raakre731/
Raqere731/
Rekeur731/
Racear731/
Rohker730/
Rekeer730/
Raikkhert711/
Roecker672,313/
Raucher67420/
Reicker67271/
Reacher67204/
Rodkerd67156/
Raicher67149/
Raycher67108/
Reucker67101/
Röckert6799/
Reckker6764/
Reisker6741/
Roikier6730/
Rajcher6726/
Raakjær6719/
Racquer6718/
Rockerz6717/
Rhecker6717/
Reykher6716/
Raquier6714/
Hrekker679/
Roucker677/
Reikher676/
Rahkhir676/
Ruicker674/
Rachkir674/
Rotkert674/
Raikhyr674/
Raacher673/
Reakirt672/
Reecker672/
Racheer672/
Rohtker672/
Rodkert672/
Rajkuir671/
Rahakre671/
Rookerd671/
Rocketr671/
Rockeur671/
Rodcker671/
Roicker671/
Raquher671/
Rasskir671/
Reijker671/
Reckier671/
Roudker671/
Roukker671/
Roskerd671/
Rokcher671/
Rockeer670/
Raccher670/
Roocker670/
Rottker670/
Roccker670/
Reccker670/

Raker Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Raker in the Russian language
Ракерraker-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Raker
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