Rakia Surname
Approximately 2,712 people bear this surname
Rakia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 890 | 1:21,564 | 1,331 |
| Ghana | 554 | 1:48,774 | 5,381 |
| Morocco | 375 | 1:91,936 | 15,801 |
| Nigeria | 271 | 1:653,663 | 30,600 |
| Pakistan | 211 | 1:846,653 | 11,771 |
| Burkina Faso | 162 | 1:113,285 | 3,348 |
| Papua New Guinea | 45 | 1:181,194 | 25,163 |
| India | 37 | 1:20,731,497 | 300,213 |
| United Arab Emirates | 36 | 1:254,508 | 17,423 |
| Indonesia | 33 | 1:4,007,551 | 204,828 |
| Cameroon | 25 | 1:830,763 | 57,125 |
| Israel | 16 | 1:534,852 | 39,210 |
| France | 10 | 1:6,642,272 | 293,169 |
| Tunisia | 8 | 1:76,328 | 12,820 |
| Kenya | 8 | 1:5,772,488 | 50,256 |
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Algeria | 5 | 1:7,726,310 | 57,379 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
Rakia (127,745) may also be a first name.
Rakia Demographics
Average Rakia Salary in
United States
$29,562 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Rakia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rakia Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Rakia (Arabic: راكيا, Bengali: রাকিয়া, Georgian: რაკია, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺭﻗﻴﻪ, Hindi: राकिया, Marathi: रािकया, Oriya: ରକିଆ) is carried by more people in Niger than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rakia? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 160,728th most numerous surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 2,687,148 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 85 percent of Rakia are found; 69 percent are found in West Africa and 36 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 8,142nd most commonly used given name world-wide It is held by 127,745 people.
Rakia is most frequently held in Niger, where it is carried by 890 people, or 1 in 21,564. In Niger Rakia is primarily found in: Zinder Region, where 37 percent are found, Maradi Region, where 26 percent are found and Tahoua Region, where 17 percent are found. Barring Niger this last name occurs in 27 countries. It also occurs in Ghana, where 20 percent are found and Morocco, where 14 percent are found.
Rakia Last Name Statistics demography
Rakia earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 31.49% less than the national average, earning $29,562 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Rakia Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rakia in the Georgian language | ||
| რაკია | rakia | - |
| Rakia in the Bengali language | ||
| রাকিয়া | rakiya | - |
| Rakia in the Oriya language | ||
| ରକିଆ | raki'a | 94.12 |
| ରାକିଆ | raki'a | 5.88 |
| Rakia in the Hindi language | ||
| राकिया | rakiya | 57.14 |
| राकिा | rakia | 28.57 |
| रकिया | rakiya | 14.29 |
| Rakia in the Marathi language | ||
| रािकया | raikaya | 50 |
| राकीआ | raki'a | 50 |
| Rakia in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺭﻗﻴﻪ | rqyh | 45.45 |
| ﺭﻗﻴﺔ | rqyt | 27.27 |
| ﺭﻗﻲ | rqy | 18.18 |
| ﺭﻛﻴﻪ | rkyh | 9.09 |
| Rakia in the Arabic language | ||
| راكيا | rakya | - |
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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 Rakia
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