Rakha Surname
Approximately 171,592 people bear this surname
Rakha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 143,174 | 1:1,248 | 194 |
| Egypt | 18,274 | 1:5,031 | 647 |
| Bangladesh | 3,965 | 1:40,191 | 2,350 |
| India | 3,729 | 1:205,703 | 12,302 |
| Saudi Arabia | 954 | 1:32,344 | 4,580 |
| United Arab Emirates | 286 | 1:32,036 | 3,458 |
| Thailand | 241 | 1:293,105 | 50,435 |
| Indonesia | 177 | 1:747,171 | 57,374 |
| Palestine | 158 | 1:28,790 | 3,916 |
| Kuwait | 116 | 1:32,765 | 4,071 |
| Qatar | 106 | 1:22,245 | 2,387 |
| Lebanon | 80 | 1:70,464 | 5,013 |
| England | 75 | 1:742,907 | 41,196 |
| United States | 48 | 1:7,551,228 | 341,161 |
| Afghanistan | 41 | 1:784,224 | 8,247 |
| France | 34 | 1:1,953,609 | 166,012 |
| Iran | 26 | 1:2,953,174 | 90,148 |
| Kazakhstan | 15 | 1:1,178,833 | 65,606 |
| Malaysia | 11 | 1:2,681,293 | 102,971 |
| Russia | 9 | 1:16,013,673 | 414,297 |
| Greece | 9 | 1:1,231,088 | 85,267 |
| Guyana | 7 | 1:108,889 | 7,175 |
| Spain | 7 | 1:6,678,862 | 92,666 |
| Denmark | 6 | 1:940,786 | 47,603 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Jordan | 3 | 1:2,947,479 | 21,051 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Syria | 2 | 1:9,650,511 | 17,817 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| East Timor | 1 | 1:1,215,928 | 507 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
Rakha (36,959) may also be a first name.
Rakha Demographics
Average Rakha Salary in
United States
$45,866 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Rakha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rakha Come From? nationality or country of origin
Rakha (Arabic: رخاء, Bengali: রাখা, Hindi: रखा, Marathi: रेखा, Oriya: ରଖା, Russian: Раха, Tibetan: རྭ་ཁ།) is found most frequently in Pakistan. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Rakha.
How Common Is The Last Name Rakha? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,284th most common surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 42,470 people. The last name Rakha occurs predominantly in Asia, where 89 percent of Rakha reside; 88 percent reside in South Asia and 86 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 23,710th most commonly occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 36,959 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Pakistan, where it is borne by 143,174 people, or 1 in 1,248. In Pakistan Rakha is most prevalent in: Punjab, where 96 percent reside, Sindh, where 3 percent reside and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 0 percent reside. Outside of Pakistan this surname occurs in 50 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 11 percent reside and Bangladesh, where 2 percent reside.
Rakha Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Rakha surname is principally Sunni (98%) in Lebanon.
In The United States Rakha are 24.55% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 77.78% registered with the party.
The amount Rakha earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 15.74% less than the national average, earning 291,590 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 89.93% less than the national average, earning R 23,928 per year and in United States they earn 6.3% more than the national average, earning $45,866 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Rakha Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rakha in the Tibetan language | ||
| རྭ་ཁ། | rakha | - |
| Rakha in the Hindi language | ||
| रखा | rakha | 68.79 |
| रेखा | rekha | 20.85 |
| राखा | rakha | 8.36 |
| रक्खा | rakkha | 0.75 |
| रक्ष | raksa | 0.12 |
| रंखा | rankha | 0.12 |
| रेख | rekha | 0.12 |
| रेंखा | renkha | 0.12 |
| रक्षा | raksa | 0.12 |
| Rakha in the Bengali language | ||
| রাখা | rakha | 60 |
| রেখা | rekha | 30 |
| রাখালচন্দ্র | rakhalacandra | 10 |
| Rakha in the Marathi language | ||
| रेखा | rekha | 59.27 |
| राखा | rakha | 15.48 |
| रखा | rakha | 15.27 |
| राख | rakha | 6.52 |
| राखी | rakhi | 0.61 |
| राका | raka | 0.41 |
| रक्षा | raksa | 0.2 |
| रेाखा | reakha | 0.2 |
| रेखां | rekham | 0.2 |
| रेख | rekha | 0.2 |
| Rakha in the Oriya language | ||
| ରଖା | rakha | 40.74 |
| ରଖ | rakha | 25.93 |
| ରାଖା | rakha | 25.93 |
| ରାଖ | rakha | 7.41 |
| Rakha in the Russian language | ||
| Раха | raha | - |
| Rakha in the Arabic language | ||
| رخاء | rkha | - |
| رخا | rkha | - |
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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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