Rakiwa Surname
Approximately 39 people bear this surname
Rakiwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 20 | 1:771,912 | 53,776 |
| Papua New Guinea | 17 | 1:479,630 | 60,627 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Rakiwa (63) may also be a first name.
Rakiwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rakiwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Rakiwa is found most in Zimbabwe. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Rakiwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,141,416th most frequent last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 186,860,152 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 56 percent of Rakiwa reside; 51 percent reside in Southern Africa and 51 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Rakiwa is also the 1,234,572nd most frequently used first name worldwide, held by 63 people.
The last name Rakiwa is most frequently occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 20 people, or 1 in 771,912. In Zimbabwe Rakiwa is most common in: Mashonaland East Province, where 60 percent reside and Harare Province, where 40 percent reside. Besides Zimbabwe this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 44 percent reside and Kenya, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rakiva | 83 | 17 | / |
| Rakewa | 83 | 7 | / |
| Raciwa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Rakiwe | 83 | 2 | / |
| Rajkhiowa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Rachiwa | 77 | 102 | / |
| Rakieva | 77 | 59 | / |
| Rakewad | 77 | 6 | / |
| Rakivaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rakhiva | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rakhuwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rakiwer | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rakhiwi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rakhieva | 71 | 89 | / |
| Rakheiba | 71 | 10 | / |
| Rakhewad | 71 | 7 | / |
| Rajkhewa | 71 | 6 | / |
| Rakishva | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rakhiova | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rakeva | 67 | 47 | / |
| Rekuwa | 67 | 26 | / |
| Raciva | 67 | 19 | / |
| Rajkhuwah | 67 | 15 | / |
| Raqiba | 67 | 8 | / |
| Rakjui | 67 | 5 | / |
| Rekewa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Rakive | 67 | 4 | / |
| Rokewa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Rakuva | 67 | 3 | / |
| Raciwo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rakivo | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Rakiwa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis