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 can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Rakibu.
How Common Is The Last Name Rakibu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,683,218th most commonly held family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 62,286,717 people. The surname Rakibu 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 numerous first name internationally It is held by 379 people.
This last name is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 105 people, or 1 in 1,687,074. In Nigeria Rakibu is most common in: Gombe, where 28 percent reside, Kebbi, where 20 percent reside and Kano, where 18 percent reside. Besides Nigeria this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 7 percent reside and Uganda, where 2 percent reside.
Rakibu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Rakibu last name is predominantly 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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