Rakov Surname
Approximately 9,624 people bear this surname
Rakov Surname User-submission:
Rakov is a patronymic form of Rak, meaning 'crayfish'.
Rakov Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 7,126 | 1:20,225 | 2,852 |
| Ukraine | 890 | 1:51,149 | 7,400 |
| Belarus | 428 | 1:22,199 | 3,751 |
| Bulgaria | 375 | 1:18,610 | 1,709 |
| Kazakhstan | 244 | 1:72,469 | 8,709 |
| United States | 185 | 1:1,959,237 | 126,399 |
| Uzbekistan | 76 | 1:406,962 | 10,029 |
| Transnistria | 44 | 1:10,789 | 2,147 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 44 | 1:135,742 | 15,060 |
| Estonia | 31 | 1:42,639 | 8,109 |
| Israel | 25 | 1:342,305 | 28,607 |
| Serbia | 24 | 1:297,706 | 15,186 |
| Brazil | 23 | 1:9,307,580 | 200,052 |
| Azerbaijan | 15 | 1:643,275 | 11,348 |
| Canada | 15 | 1:2,456,373 | 146,130 |
| Australia | 13 | 1:2,076,592 | 93,242 |
| Peru | 11 | 1:2,889,466 | 28,985 |
| Tajikistan | 9 | 1:931,855 | 5,350 |
| Czechia | 6 | 1:1,772,245 | 105,647 |
| Lithuania | 5 | 1:606,918 | 21,375 |
| Moldova | 5 | 1:712,274 | 39,996 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
Rakov Surname Meaning
Rakov Demographics
Rakov Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Rakov Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rakov Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Rakov (Russian: Раков) is most common in Russia. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Rakov.
How Common Is The Last Name Rakov? popularity and diffusion
The last name Rakov is the 53,102nd most frequently held family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 757,226 people. The surname Rakov occurs predominantly in Europe, where 75 percent of Rakov reside; 70 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 70 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.
This surname is most frequent in Russia, where it is held by 7,126 people, or 1 in 20,225. In Russia Rakov is most prevalent in: Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, where 8 percent reside, Moscow, where 7 percent reside and Moscow Oblast, where 7 percent reside. Beside Russia this surname exists in 37 countries. It is also found in Ukraine, where 9 percent reside and Belarus, where 4 percent reside.
Rakov Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Orthodox (86%) in Russia, Orthodox (88%) in Belarus, Orthodox (100%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (86%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Rakov surname are 8.57% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 55.34% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Rakov earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 406.04% more than the national average, earning S/. 98,096 per year; in United States they earn 32.7% more than the national average, earning $57,260 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.8% less than the national average, earning $39,846 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Rakov Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rakov in the Russian language | ||
| Раков | rakov | - |
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