Rakht Surname

1,079,669th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 229 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iraq
Highest density in:
Iraq

Rakht Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rakht Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iraq1361:257,5125,426
Afghanistan821:392,1125,551
Pakistan111:16,240,35364,496

Rakht (199) may also be a first name.

Rakht Last Name Facts

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

Rakht (Russian: Рахт) is found in Iraq more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rakht? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,079,669th most numerous surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 31,823,345 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Rakht are found; 59 percent are found in West Asia and 59 percent are found in Levant. Rakht is also the 642,605th most frequently used first name globally, held by 199 people.

Rakht is most frequently occurring in Iraq, where it is carried by 136 people, or 1 in 257,512. Aside from Iraq it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Afghanistan, where 36 percent are found and Pakistan, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rakhth914/
Rakhte911/
Rakt8918/
Rakte801,680/
Racht80228/
Rokht8062/
Rekht808/
Rakth803/
Rahkt801/
Rajkt801/
Rakhd801/
Rahgt800/
Rakhtova7714/
Rachte7331/
Raicht7320/
Radkte7311/
Raktte734/
Rauhgt733/
Raucht731/
Rakths731/
Raiket731/
Rachts731/
Reacht730/
Ract67359/
Raichet6727/
Rekt6715/
Rokt675/
Reykhet673/
Rachtte672/
Raqt671/
Rashqut671/
Radtkte671/
Raikete671/
Ragt671/

Rakht Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rakht in the Russian language
Рахтraht-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Rakht
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