Raknes Surname

523,789th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 620 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Raknes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Raknes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway5671:9,069960
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Denmark121:470,39330,183
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Raknes Last Name Facts

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

The surname Raknes is more frequently found in Norway than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Raknes.

How Common Is The Last Name Raknes? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 523,789th most commonly held last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 11,754,106 people. Raknes occurs predominantly in Europe, where 94 percent of Raknes live; 94 percent live in Northern Europe and 94 percent live in Scandinavia.

Raknes is most frequent in Norway, where it is carried by 567 people, or 1 in 9,069. In Norway Raknes is mostly found in: Western Norway, where 66 percent live, Eastern Norway, where 24 percent live and Central Norway, where 4 percent live. Not including Norway Raknes is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 3 percent live and Denmark, where 2 percent live.

Raknes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Raknes has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Raknes surname rose 340 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Raknes Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Raknes earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 0.56% more than the national average, earning 348,018 kr per year; in United States they earn 25.12% less than the national average, earning $32,312 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.64% less than the national average, earning $49,364 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rakness9291/
Raknesh924/
Rakne917/
Reknes83168/
Rakner8332/
Rakhne8330/
Raknet832/
Roknes832/
Raykne831/
Rakhneh7764/
Raukner7710/
Rakhnei773/
Raykene771/
Racknie771/
Rakna73592/
Rokne73378/
Rakni7344/
Racne732/
Rockness7154/
Rooknesh711/
Racknish711/
Raknoi67594/
Raknui67464/
Rockne67321/
Raknai67202/
Raknay6773/
Rakhni6723/
Rakhna6714/
Raikna6713/
Rajknecht6712/
Raknuy675/
Raknoy674/
Rakhny674/
Raqneh671/
Reikne671/
Racner671/
Racnei671/
Raknic671/
Raskinnet671/
Reknis671/
Racnea671/
Reakna671/
Rokkne670/
Raukni670/

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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
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  • 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 Raknes
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