Rakibu Surname
Approximately 117 people bear this surname
Rakibu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 105 | 1:1,687,074 | 62,154 |
| Indonesia | 8 | 1:16,531,149 | 488,268 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Rakibu (379) may also be a first name.
Rakibu Demographics
Rakibu Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Rakibu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rakibu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Rakibu (Hindi: रकीबु, Marathi: रिकबू) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Rakibu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Rakibu is the 1,683,218th most commonly used family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 62,286,717 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Rakibu are found; 90 percent are found in West Africa and 90 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Rakibu is also the 445,512th most commonly occurring first name at a global level It is held by 379 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 105 people, or 1 in 1,687,074. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Gombe, where 28 percent are found, Kebbi, where 20 percent are found and Kano, where 18 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 7 percent are found and Uganda, where 2 percent are found.
Rakibu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Rakibu last name is chiefly Muslim (100%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
Rakibu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rakibu in the Marathi language | ||
| रिकबू | rikabu | - |
| Rakibu in the Hindi language | ||
| रकीबु | rakibu | 52.94 |
| रकीबू | rakibu | 41.18 |
| रकिबु | rakibu | 5.88 |
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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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- 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 Rakibu
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