Rakkaya Surname
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Rakkaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 13 | 1:13,626,366 | 237,812 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Rakkaya (212) may also be a first name.
Rakkaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rakkaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Rakkaya is found most in Nigeria. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Rakkaya click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rakkaya? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 5,213,395th most widely held surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The last name Rakkaya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Rakkaya reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 93 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 620,917th most common first name world-wide. It is borne by 212 people.
Rakkaya is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 13,626,366. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Sokoto, where 38 percent are found, Zamfara, where 38 percent are found and Federal Capital Territory, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Niger, where 7 percent are found.
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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 Rakkaya
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