Rakhiya Surname
Approximately 540 people bear this surname
Rakhiya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 488 | 1:366,074 | 7,129 |
| India | 45 | 1:17,045,897 | 267,282 |
| Russia | 7 | 1:20,589,008 | 462,339 |
Rakhiya (2,743) may also be a first name.
Rakhiya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rakhiya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Rakhiya (Bengali: রাখিয়া, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺭﻗﻴﻪ, Hindi: रखिया, Marathi: रखीया, Russian: Рахия) occurs in Pakistan more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Rakhiya.
How Common Is The Last Name Rakhiya? popularity and diffusion
Rakhiya is the 581,222nd most frequent surname in the world, held by around 1 in 13,495,455 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Rakhiya live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 90 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 139,596th most frequent first name world-wide, borne by 2,743 people.
The surname Rakhiya is most frequently used in Pakistan, where it is held by 488 people, or 1 in 366,074. In Pakistan it is primarily found in: Sindh, where 83 percent live, Balochistan, where 10 percent live and Punjab, where 8 percent live. Apart from Pakistan it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 8 percent live and Russia, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Rakhiya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rakhiya in the Marathi language | ||
| रखीया | rakhiya | 70.37 |
| रािखया | raikhaya | 14.81 |
| राखीया | rakhiya | 14.81 |
| Rakhiya in the Bengali language | ||
| রাখিয়া | rakhiya | 66.67 |
| রখিয়া | rakhiya | 23.81 |
| রাখীয়া | rakhiya | 9.52 |
| Rakhiya in the Hindi language | ||
| रखिया | rakhiya | 59.62 |
| राखिया | rakhiya | 26.92 |
| रखीया | rakhiya | 11.54 |
| राखीया | rakhiya | 1.44 |
| राकिया | rakiya | 0.48 |
| Rakhiya in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺭﻗﻴﻪ | rqyh | 50 |
| ﺭﻗﻴﺔ | rqyt | 42 |
| ﺭﺧﻴﻪ | rkhyh | 2 |
| ﺭﺍﻗﻴﺎ | raqya | 2 |
| Rakhiya in the Russian language | ||
| Рахия | rahia | - |
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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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- 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 Rakhiya
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