Rakwata Surname

1,620,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 124 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Rakwata Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rakwata Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1231:440,46937,524
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676

Rakwata Last Name Facts

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

Rakwata is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rakwata? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,620,164th most common last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 58,770,532 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Rakwata are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is held by 123 people, or 1 in 440,469. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Free State, where 69 percent are found, North West, where 24 percent are found and Gauteng, where 6 percent are found. Aside from South Africa this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Namibia, where 1 percent are found.

Rakwata Last Name Statistics demography

Rakwata earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 39.71% less than the national average, earning R 143,268 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rakgwata9328/
Rakhwata933/
Rakwatha931/
Rakgwatha8832/
Rakhwatha8826/
Ragwata861/
Rakwati861/
Raukhwatha821/
Rakwatee802/
Rangwata801/
Rakgwato801/
Rakgwate801/
Rakgwathe7531/
Rankwathi751/
Rokwati719/
Rakuate711/
Ragwato711/
Rogwata711/
Rangwate671/
Raqueta5716/
Roscuata5339/
Raquetta532/
Rokuatou531/
Raghvate531/
Rangvathi501/

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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 Rakwata
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