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
Rakia (Arabic: راكيا, Bengali: রাকিয়া, Georgian: რაკია, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺭﻗﻴﻪ, Hindi: राकिया, Marathi: रािकया, Oriya: ରକିଆ) is found most frequently in Niger. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Rakia? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 160,728th most commonly used last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 2,687,148 people. The last name Rakia occurs predominantly in Africa, where 85 percent of Rakia live; 69 percent live in West Africa and 36 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Rakia is also the 8,142nd most frequently used given name in the world. It is borne by 127,745 people.
Rakia is most frequently used in Niger, where it is borne by 890 people, or 1 in 21,564. In Niger it is mostly concentrated in: Zinder Region, where 37 percent live, Maradi Region, where 26 percent live and Tahoua Region, where 17 percent live. Apart from Niger it occurs in 27 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 20 percent live and Morocco, where 14 percent live.
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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