Rakes Surname

76,136th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,441 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Rakes Surname Definition:

Pl., and genit., of Rake.

There is a Raikes in the parish of Ripon.

Rakes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,0611:89,25410,043
India2,2371:342,89918,816
Indonesia541:2,449,059145,688
Nepal201:1,424,0487,048
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Serbia121:595,41221,526
England111:5,065,278148,650
Philippines81:12,654,778228,986
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England351:696,43933,013
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3951:127,13612,256

Rakes (266,455) may also be a first name.

Rakes Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Pl., and genit., of Rake.

There is a Raikes in the parish of Ripon.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Rakes Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rakes (Bengali: রাকেস, Hindi: राकेस, Marathi: राकेश, Oriya: ରାେକସ) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rakes? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 76,136th most commonly held surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,131,431 people. The surname Rakes occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 59 percent of Rakes live; 58 percent live in North America and 58 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,944th most widely held given name throughout the world It is held by 266,455 people.

The last name Rakes is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 4,061 people, or 1 in 89,254. In The United States Rakes is most frequent in: Virginia, where 26 percent reside, West Virginia, where 9 percent reside and North Carolina, where 8 percent reside. Besides The United States this last name exists in 22 countries. It is also common in India, where 35 percent reside and Indonesia, where 1 percent reside.

Rakes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Rakes has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Rakes last name increased 1,028 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 69 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rakes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Rakes last name are 18.02% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64.79% being registered to vote for the political party.

Rakes earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.82% less than the national average, earning $38,910 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rakesh9119,887/
Rakhes913,221/
Raikes911,795/
Reakes91751/
Raukes9171/
Rackes9140/
Raykes9138/
Rakets9122/
Raekes9118/
Rakees9118/
Rakies912/
Rakeas911/
Rakhesh83307/
Rashkes8351/
Rackets8323/
Raakesh8318/
Raykesh8314/
Rakkesh8313/
Rahkesh839/
Ratkesh836/
Rakeesh834/
Raikesh834/
Rakeash833/
Raukesh832/
Rakeshe832/
Rakesch832/
Rajkesh831/
Rakeshh831/
Rackesh831/
Rrakesh831/
Rakhees831/
Raikess831/
Raskets831/
Rauckes831/
Rasckes830/
Rokes80567/
Rakez80388/
Rakis80316/
Rekes8088/
Races8024/
Raqes803/
Rökes802/
Raschkes7712/
Racketts771/
Rakeshsh771/
Rakesova771/
Rakhis733,315/
Rookes73981/
Raices73557/
Rekhes73412/
Ruikes73214/
Reekes73148/
Roukes7394/
Reikes7389/
Raches7388/
Rekesh7378/
Rojkes7370/
Rayces7352/
Rakysh7345/
Rakish7343/
Raykis7341/
Rakyos7341/
Rauces7335/
Raikys7321/
Raíces7320/
Rockes7319/
Rokesh7317/
Rackis7315/
Rajces7315/
Raskys7313/
Reukes7312/
Rokets7311/
Rakais7311/
Raikis7310/
Ratkis738/
Roikes738/
Rakkis736/
Rekies736/
Rakeez735/
Raqesh735/
Rakiss735/
Rokies735/
Reaces734/
Raqees734/
Rakkez734/
Röckes733/
Racess732/
Raques732/
Rackys732/
Rekkes732/
Roykes732/
Rakiez731/
Reakis731/
Reykes731/
Racões731/
Raqese731/
Rakisz731/
Rakays731/
Raìces731/
Rakhez731/
Rokhes731/
Radkez731/
Reckes730/
Rekeas730/
Rakeshova714/
Rakhiss67395/
Rosckes67115/
Rauckis6781/
Rakaish6750/
Rochkes6748/
Rashkis6723/
Rackish6722/
Reckess6713/
Rakhysh6711/
Rayches678/
Rakisch677/
Rakhech674/
Rakaise674/
Rekhesh673/
Rakishe673/
Rockies672/
Rauskis672/
Rauches672/
Reaches671/
Rakhish671/
Racheis671/
Raiceis671/
Reickes671/
Roohkes671/
Rokeish671/
Rakhiez671/
Rakaais671/
Reikies671/
Rekiesz671/
Rakhais671/
Rakhays671/
Rekheis671/
Rekhies671/
Rekkies671/
Roockes671/
Raiques671/
Raiskis671/
Rackiss671/
Raukiss670/
Rasques670/
Raukice670/

Rakes Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rakes in the Bengali language
রাকেসrakesa-
Rakes in the Hindi language
राकेसrakesa88.69
राकेशrakesa5.85
राकेश्rakes1.95
राकेश्ाrakesa0.97
राकेषrakesa0.58
रकेसrakesa0.58
राकेशाrakesa0.39
राकॆशrakesa0.19
राकॅसrakesa0.19
रा्केशrakesa0.19
Rakes in the Oriya language
ରାେକସraekasa74.04
ରାେକଶ୍raekas12.98
ରାେକଶraekasa4.56
ରାେକସ୍raekas3.51
Rakes in the Marathi language
राकेशrakesa70
राकेसrakesa25
रामेrame5

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Rakes Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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