Rakiya Surname
Approximately 4,955 people bear this surname
Rakiya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 4,419 | 1:40,087 | 3,193 |
| Niger | 269 | 1:71,346 | 3,222 |
| India | 173 | 1:4,433,904 | 116,010 |
| Pakistan | 56 | 1:3,190,069 | 25,212 |
| Cameroon | 17 | 1:1,221,710 | 73,195 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
Rakiya (116,986) may also be a first name.
Rakiya Demographics
Rakiya Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Rakiya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rakiya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Rakiya (Bengali: রাকিয়া, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺭﻗﻴﻪ, Hindi: राकिया, Marathi: रकीया, Oriya: ରକିୟା, Russian: Ракия) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Rakiya? popularity and diffusion
It is the 96,008th most frequent surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 1,470,746 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Rakiya reside; 95 percent reside in West Africa and 89 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Rakiya is also the 8,816th most frequently held forename internationally It is held by 116,986 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 4,419 people, or 1 in 40,087. In Nigeria Rakiya is most common in: Zamfara, where 27 percent live, Sokoto, where 18 percent live and Borno, where 8 percent live. Beside Nigeria Rakiya occurs in 14 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 5 percent live and India, where 3 percent live.
Rakiya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Muslim (98%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
Rakiya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rakiya in the Hindi language | ||
| राकिया | rakiya | 77.94 |
| रकिया | rakiya | 13.33 |
| रकीया | rakiya | 6.71 |
| राकीया | rakiya | 1.39 |
| राकईया | raka'iya | 0.22 |
| राकइया | raka'iya | 0.18 |
| राक्इया | rakiya | 0.04 |
| राकिय | rakiya | 0.04 |
| राकि़या | rakiya | 0.04 |
| राकियाज़् | rakiyaz | 0.04 |
| रकीय | rakiya | 0.04 |
| Rakiya in the Oriya language | ||
| ରକିୟା | rakiya | 75 |
| ରେକୟା | rekaya | 8.33 |
| ରିୟା | riya | 8.33 |
| ରାକିୟା | rakiya | 8.33 |
| Rakiya in the Marathi language | ||
| रकीया | rakiya | 63.16 |
| राकीया | rakiya | 15.79 |
| रािकया | raikaya | 10.53 |
| राकीय | rakiya | 5.26 |
| रकीयाावण | rakiyaavana | 2.63 |
| रािबया | raibaya | 2.63 |
| Rakiya in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺭﻗﻴﻪ | rqyh | 56.62 |
| ﺭﻗﻴﺔ | rqyt | 40.44 |
| ﺭﻗﻲ | rqy | 2.21 |
| ﺭﻛﻴﻪ | rkyh | 0.74 |
| Rakiya in the Bengali language | ||
| রাকিয়া | rakiya | 42.86 |
| রকিয়া | rakiya | 42.86 |
| রখিয়া | rakhiya | 14.29 |
| Rakiya in the Russian language | ||
| Ракия | rakia | - |
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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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