Rakwe Surname
Approximately 49 people bear this surname
Rakwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 43 | 1:1,231,200 | 46,608 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
Rakwe (17) may also be a first name.
Rakwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rakwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Rakwe is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Rakwe? popularity and diffusion
The surname Rakwe is the 2,776,799th most frequently occurring surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 148,725,427 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Rakwe reside; 96 percent reside in East Africa and 96 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,694,839th most numerous first name throughout the world It is held by 17 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 43 people, or 1 in 1,231,200. In Tanzania Rakwe is most numerous in: Pemba South Region, where 98 percent reside and Zanzibar Urban West Region, where 2 percent reside. Other than Tanzania this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 8 percent reside and France, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raukwe | 91 | 12 | / |
| Rakw | 89 | 18 | / |
| Rakwetz | 83 | 18 | / |
| Rakwech | 83 | 5 | / |
| Rakweha | 83 | 1 | / |
| Reakwer | 83 | 1 | / |
| Raikwer | 83 | 1 | / |
| Rakwa | 80 | 765 | / |
| Rakwi | 80 | 46 | / |
| Rakue | 80 | 29 | / |
| Ragwe | 80 | 12 | / |
| Rokwe | 80 | 3 | / |
| Raghwe | 73 | 9 | / |
| Rakkue | 73 | 3 | / |
| Roukwe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Raskwi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rakkwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rancwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rakgwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Raikwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Raqhwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rokwei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rakwai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Raikuea | 67 | 239 | / |
| Rakkuea | 67 | 161 | / |
| Rockwer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rodkwea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ronkgwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rajzkue | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Rakwe
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