Rakyat Surname

1,290,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 176 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Thailand

Rakyat Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rakyat Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand1041:679,215113,538
Indonesia461:2,874,982163,265
Malaysia231:1,282,35854,976
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Rakyat (118) may also be a first name.

Rakyat Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rakyat is found most in Thailand. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rakyat? popularity and diffusion

Rakyat is the 1,290,735th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 41,406,511 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Rakyat reside; 98 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 59 percent reside in Tai-Asia. Rakyat is also the 859,937th most frequently held first name world-wide, held by 118 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Thailand, where it is carried by 104 people, or 1 in 679,215. In Thailand Rakyat is most frequent in: Udon Thani Province, where 48 percent are found, Bangkok, where 24 percent are found and Songkhla Province, where 11 percent are found. Apart from Thailand Rakyat is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 26 percent are found and Malaysia, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rakyath921/
Rakyaat921/
Rackyast862/
Rakyot83651/
Rakiat83295/
Rokyat8328/
Rakyad8314/
Rekyat831/
Rakkiat7713/
Rakiaat772/
Rakhiat771/
Rakyaad771/
Rakyod6722/
Raqiat679/
Rakead676/
Rekiat675/
Rakiad675/
Rokyot674/
Rokiat673/
Rokyad671/
Rakhiot623/
Rakkiad622/
Roukiat622/
Rakkead621/
Rekiath621/
Raqeehat572/

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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 Rakyat
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