Rakgowa Surname

1,894,523rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 96 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Rakgowa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rakgowa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa921:588,88845,159
Botswana41:546,73222,624

Rakgowa (21) may also be a first name.

Rakgowa Last Name Facts

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

Rakgowa is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rakgowa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Rakgowa is the 1,894,523rd most frequently held surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 75,911,937 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Rakgowa reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,368,944th most widely held forename at a global level, borne by 21 people.

The surname is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is carried by 92 people, or 1 in 588,888. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Gauteng, where 48 percent are found, Limpopo, where 47 percent are found and Mpumalanga, where 4 percent are found. Aside from South Africa Rakgowa occurs in one country. It is also common in Botswana, where 4 percent are found.

Rakgowa Last Name Statistics demography

Rakgowa earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 49.59% less than the national average, earning R 119,784 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rakowa9220/
Ragowa922/
Rajkowa8668/
Raikowa862/
Rangowa861/
Rakhowa861/
Ragow832,727/
Rajkhowa8015,003/
Razkhowa8044/
Raskhowa8015/
Rakkhowa801/
Rahkhowa801/
Racksowa801/
Raikhowa801/
Rakova779,035/
Ragawa77653/
Raqowa7789/
Rokowa7785/
Rogowa7746/
Ragoba7724/
Raghow7713/
Ragowo772/
Ragova772/
Raggow770/
Rajkkhowa7510/
Ragoowath751/
Raykova717,532/
Ragouba71638/
Raikova71530/
Rakhova71503/
Hrakova71170/
Rogoway71113/
Rackova71104/
Raghawa7160/
Rajkova7125/
Rangova7117/
Raghoba7113/
Raygova716/
Raakova716/
Ragobha714/
Raukova714/
Rakkova714/
Ragaway714/
Raghova712/
Rahkova711/
Raghowo711/
Reghowa711/
Rajgawa711/
Rakgafe711/
Ragab67307,602/
Rogow67652/
Ragav67436/
Ragob67111/
Hrakhova6750/
Ragov6712/
Rajkhova6712/
Ranggawa676/
Ragaw674/
Hrackova673/
Rajkg673/
Ragoivad673/
Hrajkova672/
Raukhova672/
Raickova672/
Ragaf672/
Ragof671/
Rahakova671/
Raghawai671/
Raghobha671/
Ranghawa671/

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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 Rakgowa
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