Rakubu Surname

514,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 634 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Rakubu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rakubu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa6221:87,10210,706
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
England31:18,572,686338,250
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Rakubu (79) may also be a first name.

Rakubu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rakubu (Marathi: रकुबु) is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Rakubu.

How Common Is The Last Name Rakubu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 514,664th most widespread last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 11,494,552 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Rakubu are found; 98 percent are found in Southern Africa and 98 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Rakubu is also the 1,083,225th most widely held first name throughout the world It is held by 79 people.

This last name is most widely held in South Africa, where it is held by 622 people, or 1 in 87,102. In South Africa Rakubu is most numerous in: Limpopo, where 48 percent reside, Gauteng, where 41 percent reside and North West, where 3 percent reside. Other than South Africa this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 1 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Rakubu Last Name Statistics demography

Rakubu earn marginally less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 4.66% less than the national average, earning R 226,560 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rakhubu925/
Rakuebu921/
Rakoubou861/
Rakibu83117/
Rokubu8322/
Rakobu832/
Rakoebu7745/
Racoubou711/
Rokibu6711/
Rokobu672/
Raqibuy624/
Rackibou571/
Roqibu501/

Rakubu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rakubu in the Marathi language
रकुबुrakubu-

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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
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  • 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 Rakubu
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