Rakuena Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Rakuena Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rakuena Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho131:156,35113,063
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966

Rakuena Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rakuena is more frequently found in Lesotho than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rakuena? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,206,983rd most numerous family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Rakuena live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

It is most commonly used in Lesotho, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 156,351. In Lesotho Rakuena is mostly concentrated in: Quthing District, where 54 percent are found, Maseru District, where 38 percent are found and Mafeteng District, where 8 percent are found. Barring Lesotho this last name is found in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 41 percent are found.

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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 Rakuena
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