Rakoto Surname

2,886th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 194,468 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Madagascar
Highest density in:
Madagascar

Rakoto Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rakoto Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Madagascar192,8591:1235
France9271:71,65310,004
South Africa3931:137,85715,925
Lesotho2091:9,7252,203
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Fiji91:99,3771,883
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
England21:27,859,030389,889
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

Rakoto (8,301) may also be a first name.

Rakoto Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rakoto has its highest incidence in Madagascar. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rakoto? popularity and diffusion

Rakoto is the 2,886th most widely held last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 37,474 people. Rakoto is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Rakoto live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in Barito Africa. Rakoto is also the 69,393rd most frequently occurring first name at a global level, borne by 8,301 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Madagascar, where it is borne by 192,859 people, or 1 in 123. Aside from Madagascar this surname is found in 33 countries. It is also common in France, where 0 percent are found and South Africa, where 0 percent are found.

Rakoto Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Rakoto earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 55% less than the national average, earning R 106,944 per year and in Canada they earn 72.61% more than the national average, earning $85,760 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rakgoto9226/
Rakotoa9213/
Rakhoto926/
Rakotoy921/
Raskoto921/
Rakgotho861,324/
Rakhotho861/
Rakota83235/
Rakuto8316/
Rokoto8313/
Rekoto837/
Rakato831/
Rakgoitho801/
Rekhoto7782/
Rakotta7718/
Raikota7715/
Rakotha7712/
Rekotho773/
Rakatoo772/
Raakota771/
Rakhato771/
Rakgota771/
Rakatou771/
Raskota771/
Rakatod771/
Rakotohova753/
Raskatos7116/
Rekhotho7113/
Rhekhoto711/
Rakata67685/
Rakuta67520/
Raketa67334/
Rocato67144/
Racota6749/
Rekota6746/
Racato6740/
Rokuto6735/
Rokota6720/
Rákota679/
Roketo675/
Rekato671/
Rokato671/
Roukoutou671/

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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 Rakoto
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