Rakutu Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Madagascar
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Rakutu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rakutu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Madagascar91:2,627,7603,802
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402

Rakutu (10) may also be a first name.

Rakutu Last Name Facts

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

Rakutu is found most in Madagascar. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rakutu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,587,209th most widely held surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Rakutu reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 75 percent reside in Barito Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly held first name globally It is held by 10 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Madagascar, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 2,627,760. Excluding Madagascar this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 17 percent are found and Lesotho, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rakuttu921/
Rakotu83113/
Rakitu833/
Rekutu831/
Rakhotu7714/
Rakietu777/
Rakhitui711/
Rekitu671/
Roukoutou671/
Rakothu6217/
Roikotu622/
Rakietou5744/
Raakothu571/

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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 Rakutu
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