Rakobo Surname

585,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 534 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Rakobo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rakobo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3991:135,78415,735
Botswana1051:20,8284,170
Lesotho281:72,5919,509
England21:27,859,030389,889

Rakobo (60) may also be a first name.

Rakobo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rakobo occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rakobo? popularity and diffusion

Rakobo is the 585,898th most frequently used last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 13,647,090 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Rakobo are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Rakobo is also the 1,270,172nd most frequent first name world-wide It is held by 60 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 399 people, or 1 in 135,784. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Limpopo, where 66 percent are found, Gauteng, where 23 percent are found and North West, where 4 percent are found. Excluding South Africa this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Botswana, where 20 percent are found and Lesotho, where 5 percent are found.

Rakobo Last Name Statistics demography

Rakobo earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 34.72% less than the national average, earning R 155,124 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rakhobo9251/
Rakoboa9210/
Rakobuoa86113/
Rakoubou861/
Rakoba8328/
Rakubo835/
Racobo831/
Rakhoba77151/
Rakhubo7772/
Rakgabo7733/
Roskobo777/
Rakgoba775/
Rakovoy774/
Rakoova771/
Rakouba771/
Raikabo771/
Rajkoova711/
Racoubou711/
Raykovoy711/
Rocabo671,745/
Rakuba671,239/
Recabo67860/
Rokubo67175/
Recobo67170/
Rokoba6718/
Rakaba6716/
Rekoba675/
Rakeba674/
Rekabo673/
Racabo672/
Rocobo672/
Rekebo671/
Racoba671/
Raqoba671/
Rakkaboot671/

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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 Rakobo
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