Rakeya Surname
Approximately 29 people bear this surname
Rakeya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 14 | 1:54,790,384 | 527,769 |
| Nigeria | 10 | 1:17,714,276 | 277,641 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
Rakeya (2,617) may also be a first name.
Rakeya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rakeya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Rakeya (Bengali: রকেয়া, Hindi: राकेया, Oriya: ରେକୟା) is borne by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Rakeya? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,665,662nd most prevalent last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. Rakeya occurs mostly in Asia, where 66 percent of Rakeya live; 59 percent live in South Asia and 48 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Rakeya is also the 143,645th most frequent forename at a global level, borne by 2,617 people.
The surname is most numerous in India, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 54,790,384. In India it is most prevalent in: West Bengal, where 100 percent reside. Not including India this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 34 percent reside and Pakistan, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Rakeya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rakeya in the Bengali language | ||
| রকেয়া | rakeya | - |
| Rakeya in the Hindi language | ||
| राकेया | rakeya | - |
| Rakeya in the Oriya language | ||
| ରେକୟା | rekaya | 88.24 |
| ରାେକୟା | raekaya | 11.76 |
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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
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- 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 Rakeya
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