Rakodu Surname

2,106,139th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 80 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Botswana
Highest density in:
Botswana

Rakodu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rakodu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Botswana661:33,1356,513
India121:63,922,115578,870
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613

Rakodu (50) may also be a first name.

Rakodu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rakodu is borne by more people in Botswana than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rakodu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,106,139th most commonly held family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 91,094,324 people. Rakodu is primarily found in Africa, where 85 percent of Rakodu are found; 85 percent are found in Southern Africa and 85 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,412,538th most commonly held given name in the world, borne by 50 people.

Rakodu is most frequently used in Botswana, where it is held by 66 people, or 1 in 33,135. Barring Botswana this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 15 percent reside and South Africa, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Raikodu9210/
Rakhodu924/
Raakodu923/
Rakgodu921/
Rakudu837/
Rakedu836/
Rakhudu771,359/
Rakhadu7722/
Rahkudu771/
Rakgudu771/
Rokadu674/
Roukadou571/

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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 Rakodu
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