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 last name Rakes (Bengali: রাকেস, Hindi: राकेस, Marathi: राकेश, Oriya: ରାେକସ) is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Rakes.

How Common Is The Last Name Rakes? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 76,136th most common surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 1,131,431 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 59 percent of Rakes reside; 58 percent reside in North America and 58 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Rakes is also the 3,944th most numerous first name world-wide, held by 266,455 people.

It is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 4,061 people, or 1 in 89,254. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Virginia, where 26 percent live, West Virginia, where 9 percent live and North Carolina, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this surname is found in 22 countries. It is also found in India, where 35 percent live and Indonesia, where 1 percent live.

Rakes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Rakes has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Rakes last name expanded 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 Rakes are 18.02% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 64.79% being registered to vote for the 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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