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 surname Rakha (Arabic: رخاء, Bengali: রাখা, Hindi: रखा, Marathi: रेखा, Oriya: ରଖା, Russian: Раха, Tibetan: རྭ་ཁ།) is found most frequently in Pakistan. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Rakha.
How Common Is The Last Name Rakha? popularity and diffusion
The surname Rakha is the 3,284th most commonly used family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 42,470 people. 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 frequently occurring first name on earth, held by 36,959 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Pakistan, where it is held by 143,174 people, or 1 in 1,248. In Pakistan Rakha is primarily found in: Punjab, where 96 percent are found, Sindh, where 3 percent are found and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 0 percent are found. Other than Pakistan Rakha exists in 50 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 11 percent are found and Bangladesh, where 2 percent are found.
Rakha Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Rakha surname is primarily Sunni (98%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing the Rakha last name are 24.55% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 77.78% being registered to vote for 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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