Rakiata Surname

2,352,516th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 66 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Burkina Faso
Highest density in:
Burkina Faso

Rakiata Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rakiata Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Burkina Faso451:407,8246,238
Cameroon201:1,038,45365,513
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Rakiata (3,721) may also be a first name.

Rakiata Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rakiata (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺭﺍﻛﻴﺘﺎ) is more frequently found in Burkina Faso than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Rakiata.

How Common Is The Last Name Rakiata? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,352,516th most commonly occurring last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 110,417,362 people. The surname Rakiata is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Rakiata live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 68 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 115,468th most prevalent first name on earth, held by 3,721 people.

The surname Rakiata is most frequent in Burkina Faso, where it is borne by 45 people, or 1 in 407,824. In Burkina Faso it is primarily concentrated in: Sahel Region, where 73 percent are found and Sud-Ouest Region, where 27 percent are found. Barring Burkina Faso this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 30 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Rakiata Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rakiata in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺭﺍﻛﻴﺘﺎrakyta50
ﺭﻗﻴﺘﺎrqyta50

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rakiata
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