Rakobe Surname

2,007,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 87 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Botswana
Highest density in:
Botswana

Rakobe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rakobe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Botswana831:26,3495,307
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367

Rakobe (47) may also be a first name.

Rakobe Last Name Facts

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

Rakobe is more commonly found in Botswana than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rakobe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,007,164th most prevalent surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 83,764,896 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Rakobe live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Rakobe is also the 1,467,136th most widespread first name in the world, borne by 47 people.

It is most frequently used in Botswana, where it is borne by 83 people, or 1 in 26,349. Aside from Botswana it exists in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rakgobe926/
Rakoube921/
Rakabe83984/
Rakoba8328/
Rakove8312/
Rakobi838/
Rakube836/
Rekobe836/
Rokobe831/
Rakhoba77151/
Rakhabe7715/
Rakhube7713/
Rakoboa7710/
Rakoubi775/
Rakovey772/
Rakaebe771/
Rakabei771/
Rakubei771/
Rakebee771/
Rakouba771/
Rakobuoa71113/
Rakhovei7121/
Rakhobiy714/
Rakkoubi711/
Rakabeer711/
Rakuba671,239/
Rakeby67526/
Rakabi67255/
Raqabe6772/
Recabe6749/
Rocabe6738/
Rakebi6734/
Raqebe6729/
Rokoba6718/
Rakaba6716/
Rekabe678/
Rakubi676/
Rekebe674/
Rakovy673/
Racove672/
Rocobe672/
Rokube671/
Raukhaber671/
Racoba671/
Rekobi671/
Racabe671/
Raqoba671/
Racoby670/

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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 Rakobe
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