Rakus Surname

221,309th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,844 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Monaco

Rakus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rakus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland7761:48,9807,726
United States2791:1,299,13691,043
Germany2041:394,63536,643
Ukraine2001:227,61330,257
Czechia861:123,64519,875
India761:10,092,966194,472
Canada681:541,84745,466
Brazil371:5,785,793142,916
Slovakia321:166,76429,092
Russia151:9,608,204322,587
France131:5,109,440259,941
Belarus121:791,75562,255
England71:7,959,723202,100
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Slovenia31:829,22525,091
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Rakuś (344), Rakús (262) & Rakuš (137) are calculated separately.

Rakus (240) may also be a first name.

Rakus Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rakus (Hindi: राकुस, Marathi: रकुस, Russian: Ракус) is held by more people in Poland than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Rakuś, Rakús or Rakuš. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rakus? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 221,309th most frequent surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 3,952,031 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 74 percent of Rakus live; 61 percent live in Eastern Europe and 48 percent live in West Slavic Europe. It is also the 577,234th most frequent given name globally, borne by 240 people.

It is most frequently used in Poland, where it is carried by 776 people, or 1 in 48,980. Barring Poland it occurs in 31 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 15 percent reside and Germany, where 11 percent reside.

Rakus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Rakus has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Rakus surname grew 13,950 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rakus Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Rakus surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Rakus earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 37.97% less than the national average, earning 214,688 kr per year; in United States they earn 7.53% more than the national average, earning $46,399 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.86% more than the national average, earning $53,092 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rakuś93344/
Rakús93262/
Rakuš93137/
Ratkus91238/
Rakusz91155/
Rakush91111/
Rackus9166/
Rakous9128/
Reakus917/
Raskus913/
Rakaus912/
Rakuss911/
Rakhus911/
Raukus910/
Rakusch8318/
Rachkus835/
Rakkous834/
Ratkuss831/
Raikaus831/
Raskaus831/
Rakouse831/
Rekus801,074/
Rakos80948/
Rokus80539/
Rókus8092/
Racus8081/
Rakuz8041/
Rakusová77100/
Rakusova7761/
Rackhaus7711/
Raskoush777/
Rackusch771/
Raikos73675/
Ragkos73195/
Rookus73167/
Rockus73114/
Rokush73102/
Rekusz7380/
Raykos7366/
Rakouš7364/
Rotkus7362/
Rekush7343/
Reckus7328/
Rokuse7323/
Rekuis7321/
Rokusz7316/
Rokous7316/
Rakosz7313/
Roskus7312/
Rackos7312/
Roukus7311/
Rakosh7310/
Raceus735/
Raqous734/
Rakúsz734/
Rókusz732/
Rokuss732/
Racuse732/
Racuis731/
Rakkos731/
Roškus731/
Rokhus731/
Rakoss731/
Rakushova711/
Rakousova711/
Rokhush6780/
Roukous6760/
Rakautz6736/
Rakosch6723/
Rouckus679/
Rekusch677/
Ruockus672/
Reckaus671/
Raucous671/
Raquhos671/
Rockous671/
Reukaus671/

Rakus Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rakus in the Hindi language
राकुसrakusa-
Rakus in the Marathi language
रकुसrakusa-
Rakus in the Russian language
Ракусrakus-

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