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 last name Rakoš occurs in Serbia more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Rakos, Rákoš, Rakoş or Rákos. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Rakoš? popularity and diffusion
The surname Rakoš is the 935,326th most frequently used family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 25,934,327 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Rakoš are found; 87 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 87 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.
This surname is most commonly used in Serbia, where it is held by 160 people, or 1 in 44,656. In Serbia it is primarily found in: Srem District, where 53 percent reside, South Bačka District, where 41 percent reside and North Banat District, where 6 percent reside. Apart from Serbia this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Croatia, where 21 percent reside and Slovenia, where 9 percent reside.
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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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