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 surname Rakua is most common in Kenya. It can occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Rakua? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,214,709th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 37,759,305 people. Rakua is mostly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Rakua are found; 75 percent are found in East Africa and 74 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,545,828th most commonly held first name globally It is held by 43 people.
The surname Rakua is most widely held in Kenya, where it is borne by 144 people, or 1 in 320,694. In Kenya Rakua is most prevalent in: Narok County, where 97 percent are found, Kajiado County, where 3 percent are found and Machakos County, where 1 percent are found. Other than Kenya this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 13 percent are found and Indonesia, where 11 percent are found.
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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