Rakiru Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Rakiru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rakiru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea291:281,16338,188
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Rakiru (10) may also be a first name.

Rakiru Last Name Facts

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

Rakiru occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rakiru? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rakiru is the 3,602,217th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. The surname is primarily found in Oceania, where 97 percent of Rakiru are found; 97 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 97 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequent forename throughout the world It is held by 10 people.

The last name is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 29 people, or 1 in 281,163. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly found in: Southern Highlands, where 100 percent reside. Other than Papua New Guinea this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rakieru9222/
Rakirou926/
Rakuru8321/
Rakeru834/
Rokiru833/
Raciru831/
Ruikiru772/
Raykerus7155/
Raikerus7141/
Raaikuru711/
Raikkerus6741/
Rekeru679/
Rekuru673/
Raikerous671/
Racheru62448/
Rokkerud5715/
Racherhu571/
Rekhjrou571/
Recuru500/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Rakiru
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