Rakiatou Surname

1,691,963rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 116 people bear this surname

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

Rakiatou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rakiatou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Burkina Faso611:300,8545,356
Niger391:492,10312,962
Cameroon131:1,597,62187,539
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Rakiatou (8,484) may also be a first name.

Rakiatou Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rakiatou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺭﻗﻴﺔ) is more frequently found in Burkina Faso than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Rakiatou click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rakiatou? popularity and diffusion

Rakiatou is the 1,691,963rd most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 62,823,672 people. The surname Rakiatou occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Rakiatou reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 53 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Rakiatou is also the 68,412th most frequently held first name in the world, borne by 8,484 people.

This last name is most common in Burkina Faso, where it is borne by 61 people, or 1 in 300,854. In Burkina Faso it is primarily concentrated in: Sahel Region, where 80 percent reside and Sud-Ouest Region, where 20 percent reside. Without taking into account Burkina Faso Rakiatou occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 34 percent reside and Cameroon, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Rakiatou Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rakiatou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺭﻗﻴﺔrqyt-

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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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