Rakhir Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Rakhir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rakhir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Rakhir (53) may also be a first name.

Rakhir Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rakhir (Hindi: राखी, Marathi: रखीर) is found most frequently in Afghanistan. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Rakhir.

How Common Is The Last Name Rakhir? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rakhir is the 7,593,402nd most numerous surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Rakhir live; 67 percent live in South Asia and 50 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,366,219th most frequently held given name throughout the world. It is borne by 53 people.

This surname is most common in Afghanistan, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 16,076,592. In Afghanistan Rakhir is most prevalent in: Nangarhar, where 50 percent are found and Parwan, where 50 percent are found. Other than Afghanistan this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in India, where 17 percent are found and Iraq, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rahkhir926/
Rakir9142/
Rakier8336/
Rakher8310/
Rakire832/
Rachir832/
Raukir831/
Rakhre831/
Rakair831/
Rokhir831/
Raykhaire801/
Rachier77173/
Raykher77106/
Raikher7766/
Rackier777/
Ratkher776/
Rachkir774/
Raikhyr774/
Rakherd774/
Rahkher772/
Reakirt772/
Rajkuir771/
Rajkher771/
Rakhert771/
Raskher771/
Rasskir771/
Rakcher771/
Rachire770/
Raker732,377/
Ragir73195/
Rajir7368/
Rakre7323/
Raqir736/
Rekir732/
Raykhert71902/
Raikhert71161/
Raykherd7113/
Rakirova712/
Raykhere712/
Rakchear711/
Raikherh711/
Rathhair711/
Hrachair711/
Racher671,097/
Raiker67365/
Raeker67281/
Raiger67277/
Rajher67242/
Racker67210/
Rauker67194/
Raijer67105/
Reaker6764/
Raaker6755/
Rajair6742/
Rakerd6740/
Rayker6736/
Raicer6732/
Reckir6730/
Raigir6718/
Rekier6713/
Øraker6713/
Rakker676/
Rotkir674/
Rockir674/
Rakeer672/
Ratker672/
Rokher671/
Rahger671/
Radker671/
Raagir671/
Rhakre671/
Raakre671/
Raggir671/
Rekher671/
Raquir671/
Rakere671/
Raajir671/
Raikkhert671/
Rojhir671/
Ragehr670/
Rakert670/
Rochir670/

Rakhir Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rakhir in the Marathi language
रखीरrakhira-
Rakhir in the Hindi language
राखीrakhi85.71
राखीरrakhira14.29

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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 Rakhir
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