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
Rakha Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Rakha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rakha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Rakha (Arabic: رخاء, Bengali: রাখা, Hindi: रखा, Marathi: रेखा, Oriya: ରଖା, Russian: Раха, Tibetan: རྭ་ཁ།) is borne by more people in Pakistan than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Rakha? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,284th most frequently held surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 42,470 people. Rakha occurs mostly in Asia, where 89 percent of Rakha live; 88 percent live in South Asia and 86 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 23,710th most frequent first name globally. It is borne by 36,959 people.
This surname is most widely held in Pakistan, where it is carried by 143,174 people, or 1 in 1,248. In Pakistan Rakha is primarily concentrated in: Punjab, where 96 percent are found, Sindh, where 3 percent are found and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 0 percent are found. Not including Pakistan this last name occurs in 50 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 11 percent are found and Bangladesh, where 2 percent are found.
Rakha Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Rakha surname is predominantly Sunni (98%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Rakha last name are 24.55% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 77.78% registered to vote for the political 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
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