Rakhai Surname
Approximately 142 people bear this surname
Rakhai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 104 | 1:1,717,730 | 17,624 |
| India | 31 | 1:24,744,045 | 333,161 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 1:4,420,624 | 134,293 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
Rakhai (469) may also be a first name.
Rakhai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rakhai Come From? nationality or country of origin
Rakhai (Hindi: राखाी, Marathi: राखी) has its highest incidence in Pakistan. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Rakhai click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rakhai? popularity and diffusion
The surname Rakhai is the 1,484,726th most prevalent last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 51,320,746 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Rakhai are found; 96 percent are found in South Asia and 74 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Rakhai is also the 393,184th most commonly used first name worldwide, held by 469 people.
The last name is most frequent in Pakistan, where it is held by 104 people, or 1 in 1,717,730. In Pakistan it is most numerous in: Sindh, where 80 percent reside, Punjab, where 19 percent reside and Balochistan, where 1 percent reside. Besides Pakistan this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in India, where 22 percent reside and Kazakhstan, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Rakhai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rakhai in the Hindi language | ||
| राखाी | rakhai | 81.36 |
| राखी | rakhi | 7.63 |
| रखई | rakha'i | 5.93 |
| रखइ | rakha'i | 0.85 |
| रक्खें | rakkhem | 0.85 |
| रखाी | rakhai | 0.85 |
| राख्ाी | rakhai | 0.85 |
| रखाई | rakha'i | 0.85 |
| राख़्ाी | rakhai | 0.85 |
| Rakhai in the Marathi language | ||
| राखी | rakhi | 71.43 |
| राखइ | rakha'i | 14.29 |
| रखई | rakha'i | 14.29 |
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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 Rakhai
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