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 last name Rakkaya is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rakkaya? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 5,213,395th most numerous last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Rakkaya reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 93 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Rakkaya is also the 620,917th most numerous given name globally. It is borne by 212 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 13,626,366. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Sokoto, where 38 percent reside, Zamfara, where 38 percent reside and Federal Capital Territory, where 8 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria it exists in one country. It is also found in Niger, where 7 percent reside.
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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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