Rakuš Surname
Approximately 137 people bear this surname
Rakuš Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovenia | 103 | 1:24,152 | 5,221 |
| Serbia | 26 | 1:274,806 | 14,599 |
| Montenegro | 8 | 1:79,946 | 4,069 |
The alternate forms: Rakus (1,844), Rakuś (344) & Rakús (262) are calculated separately.
Rakuš Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rakuš Come From? nationality or country of origin
Rakuš is held by more people in Slovenia than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Rakus, Rakuś or Rakús. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Rakuš? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,518,885th most frequently occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 53,193,766 people. Rakuš occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Rakuš live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe.
The last name Rakuš is most widely held in Slovenia, where it is held by 103 people, or 1 in 24,152. In Slovenia Rakuš is mostly found in: Drava, where 60 percent are found, Upper Carniola, where 25 percent are found and Central Slovenia, where 15 percent are found. Barring Slovenia it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Serbia, where 19 percent are found and Montenegro, where 6 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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Rakuš
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