Raks Surname

2,237,939th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 72 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Raks Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Raks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia201:102,50214,510
Ukraine201:2,276,135151,395
India81:95,883,173728,828
Pakistan81:22,330,48677,733
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Raks (136) may also be a first name.

Raks Last Name Facts

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

The last name Raks (Arabic: رقس, Hindi: रक्स, Marathi: रक्स, Russian: Ракс) is more frequently found in Latvia than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Raks? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,237,939th most prevalent last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 101,215,916 people. The last name Raks is predominantly found in Europe, where 61 percent of Raks live; 32 percent live in Eastern Europe and 28 percent live in Baltic Europe. Raks is also the 794,286th most frequently held first name in the world, borne by 136 people.

Raks is most common in Latvia, where it is held by 20 people, or 1 in 102,502. In Latvia it is most prevalent in: Latgale, where 70 percent are found, Kurzeme Planning Region, where 10 percent are found and Vidzeme, where 10 percent are found. Apart from Latvia it is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in Ukraine, where 28 percent are found and India, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rakse891,115/
Racks8988/
Reaks8958/
Raksh8933/
Rauks8912/
Rajks898/
Raiks897/
Rakhs893/
Rakås892/
Rayks891/
Rakshe8015,059/
Rakhsh802,431/
Raikes801,795/
Reakes80751/
Raksch8052/
Raykes8038/
Raucks8015/
Rakhse8015/
Raicks804/
Raksht804/
Raisks802/
Raksse801/
Rakksh801/
Reacks800/
Roks752,296/
Reks75926/
Rags75252/
Raqs7528/
Raykesh7314/
Rakkshe738/
Raksová736/
Rakshse736/
Raakshe735/
Raikesh734/
Rakhshe732/
Rakhshd731/
Raikess731/
Raksova731/
Raskshe731/
Rooks6711,643/
Rocks676,523/
Reeks671,793/
Raggs67354/
Recks67167/
Hracs6757/
Roeks6743/
Roksz6725/
Rakshova6724/
Raxse6712/
Rachs6711/
Rokås679/
Raukx678/
Roksh675/
Rokst675/
Roksø675/
Rokss674/
Roiks674/
Reiks673/
Raakz672/
Rouks672/
Racse671/
Reksh671/
Racsh671/
Racksowa671/
Raacs671/
Rracs671/
Raycs671/
Raigs671/
Raags671/
Rekhs671/
Rzaqs671/
Raqus671/
Rosks671/
Rokse671/
Raiqs671/
Rekks671/
Raecs671/
Rascs670/
Reacs670/
Raegs670/

Raks Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Raks in the Marathi language
रक्सraksa-
Raks in the Hindi language
रक्सraksa50
राक्सraksa25
रक्सएraksa'e25
Raks in the Russian language
Раксraks-
Raks in the Arabic language
رقسrqs-
ركسrks-

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Footnotes

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