Rakuna Surname

3,141,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Rakuna Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rakuna Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308

Rakuna (263) may also be a first name.

Rakuna Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rakuna (Hindi: रकूना, Oriya: ରକୁଣା) is found most frequently in South Africa. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rakuna? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,141,416th most frequently held family name in the world, held by around 1 in 186,860,152 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 51 percent of Rakuna are found; 51 percent are found in Southern Africa and 51 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 548,616th most frequently occurring first name worldwide It is held by 263 people.

The surname is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is held by 20 people, or 1 in 2,708,885. In South Africa Rakuna is mostly concentrated in: North West, where 100 percent reside. Outside of South Africa it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 36 percent reside and Indonesia, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Raikuna92169/
Rakunas9273/
Ratkuna9249/
Rakuena9222/
Rakuuna924/
Rakhuna922/
Rajkuna921/
Raskuna921/
Rakauna921/
Ratkunna8623/
Rachkuna865/
Rekuna8315/
Rakuni8314/
Rakune838/
Rakona835/
Racuna831/
Rokuna831/
Rakhaunas8016/
Rakoena77466/
Raikuni77130/
Rakinah77101/
Racunas7753/
Rascuna7737/
Rakauni7721/
Rakhuno7719/
Rakinau7711/
Rokunga7710/
Rekouna776/
Rakhune775/
Ratkune773/
Rakouni772/
Rakoune771/
Rakūnas771/
Raykona771/
Rakaune771/
Rasqkuinha754/
Rakuń731/
Rakunets7113/
Raikhuni7110/
Rakhonah716/
Roukouna714/
Rakhunne712/
Rokhunai711/
Rakaunui711/
Raquinau711/
Ratkünas711/
Raqona67158/
Rokona67135/
Rakino6745/
Roukounas6728/
Racona6725/
Rokuni676/
Rakoni674/
Racune674/
Rakone671/

Rakuna Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rakuna in the Oriya language
ରକୁଣାrakuna84.62
ରକୁନାrakuna15.38
Rakuna in the Hindi language
रकूनाrakuna50
रकुनाrakuna37.5
राकुनाrakuna12.5

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Footnotes

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