Rakwa Surname

445,853rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 765 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Rakwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rakwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya5251:87,9627,950
Cameroon1661:125,11514,217
Papua New Guinea401:203,84328,184
Indonesia221:6,011,327267,290
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187

Rakwa (163) may also be a first name.

Rakwa Last Name Facts

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

Rakwa (Oriya: ରକ୍ୱା) occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rakwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 445,853rd most common last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 9,526,204 people. Rakwa occurs mostly in Africa, where 91 percent of Rakwa are found; 69 percent are found in East Africa and 68 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 717,791st most frequent first name globally, borne by 163 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is borne by 525 people, or 1 in 87,962. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Narok County, where 91 percent reside, Bomet County, where 7 percent reside and Kajiado County, where 1 percent reside. Barring Kenya Rakwa occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 22 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent reside.

Rakwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rakwah9183/
Rakkwa911/
Rakgwa911/
Raikwa911/
Raekwa911/
Rakwai911/
Rajkhwa8347/
Rakkhwa8311/
Raykwad8311/
Rashkwa831/
Rakwash831/
Raikwat831/
Rakweha831/
Rakua80193/
Ragwa8086/
Rakwe8049/
Rakwi8046/
Rokwa808/
Racwa801/
Rekwa801/
Rajkhewa776/
Raghwa7343/
Ragwah7329/
Rakkua7326/
Rajkua7323/
Raukwe7312/
Raigwa7312/
Rankua7310/
Ragkua734/
Rokwai732/
Ragwai731/
Raskwi731/
Rekwai731/
Raugwa731/
Reckwa731/
Rakuaa731/
Raikuea67239/
Rakkuea67161/
Rockway6774/
Rozkwas6728/
Rakwetz6718/
Raugwai6712/
Raungwa676/
Rakwech675/
Rang'wa674/
Roskwas673/
Ranngwa673/
Raingwa671/
Reakwer671/
Raikwer671/
Rodkwea671/
Reckway670/

Rakwa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rakwa in the Oriya language
ରକ୍ୱାrakwa-

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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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  • 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 Rakwa
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