Rakoš Surname
Approximately 281 people bear this surname
Rakoš Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serbia | 160 | 1:44,656 | 4,471 |
| Croatia | 59 | 1:71,671 | 12,734 |
| Slovenia | 26 | 1:95,680 | 11,418 |
| Slovakia | 19 | 1:280,866 | 41,728 |
| Czechia | 17 | 1:625,498 | 60,070 |
The alternate forms: Rakos (948), Rákoš (63), Rakoş (1) & Rákos (1,176) are calculated separately.
Rakoš Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rakoš Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Rakoš occurs more in Serbia more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as: Rakos, Rákoš, Rakoş or Rákos. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rakoš? popularity and diffusion
The last name Rakoš is the 935,326th most numerous last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 25,934,327 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Rakoš live; 87 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 87 percent live in South Slavic Europe.
This last name is most frequently held in Serbia, where it is borne by 160 people, or 1 in 44,656. In Serbia Rakoš is most common in: Srem District, where 53 percent are found, South Bačka District, where 41 percent are found and North Banat District, where 6 percent are found. Apart from Serbia it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Croatia, where 21 percent are found and Slovenia, where 9 percent are found.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Rakoš
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