Rakuya Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Rakuya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Rakuya (196) may also be a first name.
Rakuya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rakuya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Rakuya (Hindi: रकूया, Marathi: राकुया) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rakuya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Rakuya is the 7,593,402nd most commonly used surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. Rakuya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 50 percent of Rakuya are found; 50 percent are found in West Africa and 50 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 648,004th most widely held forename world-wide It is held by 196 people.
The last name is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria Rakuya is most common in: Oyo, where 33 percent live, Sokoto, where 33 percent live and Zamfara, where 33 percent live. Aside from Nigeria it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in India, where 17 percent live and Pakistan, where 17 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Rakuya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rakuya in the Hindi language | ||
| रकूया | rakuya | - |
| Rakuya in the Marathi language | ||
| राकुया | rakuya | - |
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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 Rakuya
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