Rakua Surname
Approximately 193 people bear this surname
Rakua Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 144 | 1:320,694 | 19,794 |
| Papua New Guinea | 25 | 1:326,149 | 43,617 |
| Indonesia | 22 | 1:6,011,327 | 267,290 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Rakua (43) may also be a first name.
Rakua Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rakua Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Rakua has its highest incidence in Kenya. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rakua? popularity and diffusion
The surname Rakua is the 1,214,709th most commonly used surname globally, held by around 1 in 37,759,305 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Rakua live; 75 percent live in East Africa and 74 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,545,828th most frequent first name at a global level, borne by 43 people.
The last name Rakua is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is carried by 144 people, or 1 in 320,694. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Narok County, where 97 percent live, Kajiado County, where 3 percent live and Machakos County, where 1 percent live. Beside Kenya this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 13 percent live and Indonesia, where 11 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rakkua | 91 | 26 | / |
| Rajkua | 91 | 23 | / |
| Rankua | 91 | 10 | / |
| Ragkua | 91 | 4 | / |
| Rakuaa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Raikuea | 83 | 239 | / |
| Rakkuea | 83 | 161 | / |
| Ragua | 80 | 847 | / |
| Rakwa | 80 | 765 | / |
| Racua | 80 | 698 | / |
| Rokua | 80 | 85 | / |
| Raqua | 80 | 3 | / |
| Rakuo | 80 | 2 | / |
| Reangkua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Raguaa | 73 | 565 | / |
| Hragua | 73 | 409 | / |
| Rokuad | 73 | 95 | / |
| Rakwah | 73 | 83 | / |
| Racuay | 73 | 76 | / |
| Raguay | 73 | 47 | / |
| Rrokua | 73 | 8 | / |
| Raghua | 73 | 3 | / |
| Raguah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rakkwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Raquas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rakgwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Raguad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Raikwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Raugwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rakwai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Raguai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rascua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rzaqua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Raiqua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Raicua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Raekwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Raugwai | 67 | 12 | / |
| Raykwad | 67 | 11 | / |
| Raungwa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Raguach | 67 | 4 | / |
| Rotkuea | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ragguad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rokuhai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ranguay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rashkwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Raikwat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rakwash | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rodkuae | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Rakua
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