Rakoff Surname

980,795th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 263 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Rakoff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rakoff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1911:1,897,691123,202
Canada311:1,188,56786,017
Russia131:11,086,389347,183
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
England21:27,859,030389,889
France21:33,211,361423,184
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Rakoff Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rakoff (Russian: Ракофф) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rakoff? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 980,795th most common family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 27,709,300 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 81 percent of Rakoff live; 76 percent live in North America and 76 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 191 people, or 1 in 1,897,691. In The United States Rakoff is most frequent in: New York, where 25 percent are found, Florida, where 14 percent are found and California, where 13 percent are found. Outside of The United States this last name exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 12 percent are found and Russia, where 5 percent are found.

Rakoff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Rakoff has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 6,367 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rakoff Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Rakoff surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Rakoff earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 49.81% more than the national average, earning $64,641 USD per year and in Canada they earn 68.33% more than the national average, earning $83,632 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rackoff92194/
Raykoff9247/
Raskoff9234/
Reakoff9226/
Ratkoff9222/
Radkoff9220/
Raikoff9215/
Razkoff922/
Raekoff922/
Rakof9120/
Rashkoff8615/
Rachkoff861/
Rokoff8377/
Rekoff8351/
Racoff8326/
Raykof833/
Radkof831/
Rakouf831/
Rahßkopff809/
Reackhoff806/
Rathkopff802/
Rockoff77617/
Roskoff7768/
Rascoff7744/
Rotkoff7731/
Raicoff7730/
Rodkoff7716/
Reckoff7714/
Rehkoff7714/
Raukopf7713/
Rojkoff779/
Rogkoff775/
Rahkopf774/
Radcoff774/
Raßkopf773/
Raycoff772/
Rozkoff771/
Rakhouf771/
Roukoff770/
Reacoff770/
Reikoff770/
Rekhoff770/
Rahaskopff750/
Rakov739,624/
Rakow733,236/
Rakaf73403/
Racof735/
Rekof731/
Rokof731/
Rockhoff7170/
Rathkopf7157/
Rothkoff7120/
Roshkoff7116/
Rosskoff7116/
Rehkopff7115/
Raszkopf7115/
Reckhoff7112/
Roykouff7111/
Rachcoff7110/
Reackhof717/
Rahskopf714/
Ratcoiff711/
Rathkoof711/
Rojtkoff711/
Rasskopf710/
Rahskohf710/
Reikhoff710/
Reickoff710/
Rakova679,035/
Raykov677,085/
Rackow671,807/
Rajkov67802/
Rackov67752/
Raikov67508/
Rakhov67358/
Raškov67321/
Hrakov67140/
Rakovs6786/
Rocoff6751/
Rzakov6727/
Rakowa6720/
Rahkob6718/
Rosckowff6717/
Raikow6713/
Raekow6712/
Razkov6710/
Rakkob679/
Radkow678/
Raakov676/
Raykow675/
Rajkow675/
Rakkov674/
Raskaf674/
Raakow674/
Raçkov674/
Raşkov673/
Rahkov672/
Racoof672/
Roskof672/
Rakhaf671/
Radcoiffe671/
Rehkof671/
Ratcoiffe671/
Rodkof671/
Rakhow671/
Raycof671/
Roschkoff671/
Rotkof671/
Ragkow671/
Rakkow670/
Recoff670/
Rekopf670/
Rauchkopf670/
Rascof670/

Rakoff Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rakoff in the Russian language
Ракоффrakoff-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rakoff
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