Rakosa Surname

405,451st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 864 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Rakosa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rakosa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa8351:64,8838,156
Lesotho161:127,03512,091
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England21:27,859,030389,889
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

The alternate forms: Rákosa (141) & Rakoša (5) are calculated separately.

Rakosa Last Name Facts

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

Rakosa is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as: Rákosa or Rakoša. For other possible spellings of Rakosa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rakosa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 405,451st most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 8,434,660 people. The last name Rakosa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Rakosa reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most common in South Africa, where it is carried by 835 people, or 1 in 64,883. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Gauteng, where 84 percent live, Free State, where 12 percent live and North West, where 2 percent live. Other than South Africa it occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in Lesotho, where 2 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Rakosa Last Name Statistics demography

Rakosa earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 26.04% less than the national average, earning R 175,752 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rákosa94141/
Rakoša945/
Rakotsa92104/
Rakosza9230/
Rakosha9211/
Rakhosa922/
Raskosha8684/
Rakoesha8673/
Rakasa831,825/
Rakosi83611/
Rokosa83415/
Rakoca83301/
Racosa83119/
Rakusa83104/
Rakose8379/
Rakosy8335/
Rakoza8312/
Rakesa8310/
Rekosa831/
Rakoso831/
Rakhosi77291/
Rakocha77280/
Rokossa77240/
Rakgosi77197/
Raikoso77128/
Rakesha77123/
Racosas77119/
Rakoshy7793/
Rakosyi7779/
Rakossy7746/
Rakocza7736/
Rokosza7726/
Rakusha7720/
Rakasay7717/
Rakgasa7717/
Rakotsy7714/
Roskosa7711/
Rakotso7711/
Rakoshi7710/
Rakasah7710/
Rakassa778/
Rakutsa776/
Rakkasa776/
Rakusja775/
Rakasha774/
Raicosa773/
Rakasap772/
Rakasia772/
Rakesah772/
Rakesau772/
Rakosho772/
Rakasai771/
Rakeesa771/
Radkoza771/
Rakhoja771/
Rakoćai771/
Raycosa771/
Raykusa771/
Rokosay771/
Rakouza771/
Rakoszy771/
Rokosau771/
Rokotsa771/
Rakouse771/
Ragkousi71573/
Rakuscha7131/
Roskosha7130/
Rakhasia7124/
Rakoschi7110/
Rakgoshi715/
Rakhoshi715/
Rakoshes713/
Rakhasha712/
Rakhesha712/
Rakocijs712/
Rakeesha711/
Rakhasai711/
Rozkosha711/
Rakhotsi711/
Rakoshyp711/
Raekesha710/
Rakaca677,392/
Racasa67911/
Rákosi67774/
Rakuša67639/
Rakaci67612/
Rakasi67514/
Recasa67452/
Rakoci67414/
Rakocy67333/
Racusa67154/
Rocosa67109/
Rakozy6769/
Rokose6766/
Rákosy6752/
Racoza6736/
Racosi6734/
Recosa6723/
Rakase6722/
Rakozi6718/
Rakoše6716/
Rakoce6714/
Rokoso678/
Rakasy677/
Rekesa677/
Rakočí677/
Rekasa676/
Rokesa675/
Rokosi674/
Rokusa674/
Rocasa673/
Rokasa672/
Rakaso672/
Rakhasaya671/
Raqasa671/
Raqesa671/
Rakoze671/
Rakocyova671/
Rakazo671/
Racoţa671/
Rokoza671/
Rekoso671/
Rakaza671/
Rakojo671/

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