Rakshit Surname

9,393rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60,233 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Rakshit Surname User-submission:

The surname Rakshit (Rakshita) means 'one who protects' or 'one who safeguards'.

Rakshit Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India54,6421:14,0381,147
Bangladesh5,1371:31,0211,980
United States981:3,698,561204,970
United Arab Emirates871:105,3139,141
Bahrain591:22,8584,582
England491:1,137,10353,999
Qatar341:69,3536,725
Canada261:1,417,13898,245
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Oman41:921,9937,313
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
China41:341,830,39216,990
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
France21:33,211,361423,184
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432

Rakshit (4,520) may also be a first name.

Rakshit Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Rakshit (Rakshita) means 'one who protects' or 'one who safeguards'.

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Rakshit Last Name Facts

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

Rakshit (Bengali: রক্ষিত, Hindi: रक्षित, Marathi: रक्षीत, Oriya: ରକ୍ଷିତ, Russian: Ракшит) is most common in India. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Rakshit.

How Common Is The Last Name Rakshit? popularity and diffusion

The last name Rakshit is the 9,393rd most commonly used family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 120,989 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Rakshit live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 91 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Rakshit is also the 102,316th most widely held first name globally, borne by 4,520 people.

This last name is most prevalent in India, where it is carried by 54,642 people, or 1 in 14,038. In India Rakshit is most numerous in: West Bengal, where 84 percent live, Jharkhand, where 9 percent live and Tripura, where 2 percent live. Excluding India this surname occurs in 35 countries. It is also common in Bangladesh, where 9 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Rakshit Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Rakshit surname are 9.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 62.5% being registered with the political party.

The amount Rakshit earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 25.45% more than the national average, earning $54,129 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.77% more than the national average, earning $50,067 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rakshith9374/
Rakhshit9318/
Rakshite935/
Rakkshit934/
Rakshhit931/
Rakshgit931/
Raakshit931/
Raksit92423/
Rokshit8653/
Rakhsit8623/
Rekshit864/
Rakshid863/
Rakshet862/
Raksait861/
Raksuit861/
Rakshyt861/
Rakksit861/
Raxshit861/
Raksith861/
Rakhshid804/
Raksheet801/
Raksid772/
Rakset771/
Raxhit771/
Racsits7143/
Rakchid716/
Raqshid712/
Raksyot711/
Raksajt711/
Rakshed711/
Raxit6748/
Reckseit6732/
Rajcsits6713/
Rookshid671/

Rakshit Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rakshit in the Bengali language
রক্ষিতraksita96.55
রক্ষিৎraksit1.8
রক্ষীতraksita1.5
রক্ষীৎraksit0.15
Rakshit in the Hindi language
रक्षितraksita95.86
रक्षीतraksita2.86
राक्षितraksita0.57
रक्शीतraksita0.43
रक्शितraksita0.14
Rakshit in the Marathi language
रक्षीतraksita95.32
रक्षीतानेraksitane0.84
रक्शीतraksita0.67
राक्षीतraksita0.33
राकेशrakesa0.33
रािक्षतraiksata0.33
रुक्षीतruksita0.17
रर्िक्षतrariksata0.17
रकशीतrakasita0.17
Rakshit in the Oriya language
ରକ୍ଷିତraksita82.48
ରକ୍ଷିତ୍raksit7.69
ରକ୍ଷୀତraksita4.27
ରକ୍ଷୀତ୍raksit1.28
ରଖଶିତ୍rakhasit0.85
ରଖ୍ସୀତ୍rakhsit0.85
ଶୁରକ୍ଷିତsuraksita0.43
ରିକଶିତ୍rikasit0.43
ରଖିତrakhita0.43
Rakshit in the Russian language
Ракшитraksit-

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