Raku Surname

202,789th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,053 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Raku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Raku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand8861:79,72710,704
Russia2081:692,89959,039
India2051:3,741,782103,944
Japan1841:694,80616,970
Ukraine1071:425,44650,771
Papua New Guinea961:84,93511,249
Moldova851:41,8986,324
Indonesia691:1,916,655121,671
Transnistria661:7,1921,392
United States231:15,759,084542,937
Estonia231:57,47010,794
England171:3,277,533109,658
Belarus131:730,85159,297
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Solomon Islands91:64,44812,261
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Albania81:364,25716,885
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
China31:455,773,85521,925
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
France11:66,422,722504,397
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295

Raku (19,690) may also be a first name.

Raku Last Name Facts

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

Raku (Bengali: রাকু, Hindi: राकू, Marathi: राकु, Oriya: ରାକୁ, Russian: Раку) is borne by more people in Thailand than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Raku? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 202,789th most commonly occurring surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 3,549,706 people. Raku occurs mostly in Asia, where 68 percent of Raku reside; 47 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 43 percent reside in Tai-Asia. Raku is also the 38,262nd most prevalent first name world-wide. It is borne by 19,690 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Thailand, where it is carried by 886 people, or 1 in 79,727. In Thailand Raku is most frequent in: Suphan Buri Province, where 79 percent live, Kanchanaburi Province, where 9 percent live and Chachoengsao Province, where 4 percent live. Not including Thailand this surname occurs in 36 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 10 percent live and India, where 10 percent live.

Raku Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Raku last name is primarily Orthodox (82%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Raku are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% being registered with the party.

Raku earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 36% less than the national average, earning $27,614 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rakau891,194/
Rakku89400/
Rakuś89344/
Rajku89208/
Rakhu89194/
Rakuš89137/
Rakou89108/
Rayku8992/
Raiku8943/
Rakuz8941/
Rraku8930/
Rakui8921/
Raaku896/
Rauku895/
Rakuy893/
Reaku892/
Rakuh892/
Ragku891/
Razku891/
Rakuu891/
Raikou80422/
Rakkhu80259/
Ratkus80238/
Razkou80221/
Rakkou80187/
Ragkou80115/
Rakhou8085/
Raikau8085/
Rakutt8074/
Rackus8066/
Rakouš8064/
Rakous8028/
Rausku8027/
Raukut8011/
Radkau8010/
Raikud809/
Raukud809/
Rahaku807/
Rakout806/
Radkui805/
Rakhau804/
Ratkut804/
Hrasku803/
Raukhu803/
Raskus803/
Raisku802/
Rakheu802/
Rajkou802/
Ragkhu801/
Rakhut801/
Rakhuu801/
Raykou801/
Rakuit801/
Rakuss801/
Raikui801/
Radkou801/
Rakhus801/
Reakut800/
Raukus800/
Racu754,404/
Reku75590/
Roku75429/
Rakó75189/
Raiskup7380/
Rajskup7369/
Rakouth7353/
Rakautz7336/
Ratkhui7334/
Rakusch7318/
Rachkus735/
Radkhou734/
Ratkhup734/
Raaskou734/
Rakkous734/
Ratkutė732/
Rakkout732/
Rakcheu732/
Raskaus731/
Razkhou731/
Raikouh731/
Rashkou731/
Ratkuss731/
Raakhuu731/
Rakkhut731/
Hrachku731/
Raicu676,712/
Rroku67356/
Rakoe67346/
Rajkó67310/
Rokou67285/
Hreku67274/
Rakús67262/
Rekau67227/
Rokui67201/
Ratcu67200/
Rascu67189/
Racut67126/
Rakoo67103/
Racus6781/
Racau6756/
Raceu6755/
Racud6750/
Racou6727/
Rokut6726/
Racui6719/
Rekhu6717/
Rackó6717/
Rackhaus6711/
Rekku677/
Raskoush677/
Rekui674/
Rojku674/
Rokku673/
Raquu673/
Roiku673/
Reiku672/
Rokau672/
Rocku672/
Rekuh672/
Rokuß672/
Rakhouth671/
Reeku671/
Rokhu671/
Racup671/
Raqou671/
Rakúz671/
Raşcu671/
Rașcu671/
Raukó671/
Rekeu671/
Rackusch671/
Racuu671/
Radcu671/
Rokuu671/
Rokuy671/
Rokuś671/
Rocau671/
Raqau671/
Rhacu671/
Roeku671/
Rokuh671/
Rooku670/

Raku Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Raku in the Bengali language
রাকুraku-
Raku in the Oriya language
ରାକୁraku85
ରକୁraku15
Raku in the Hindi language
राकूraku42.39
रकूraku24.92
रकुraku21.76
राकुraku10.73
रक्ूraku0.1
Raku in the Marathi language
राकुraku37.8
रकुraku30.49
रकूraku19.51
राकूraku10.98
रखुrakhu1.22
Raku in the Russian language
Ракуraku-

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