Rakyya Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Rakyya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Rakyya (757) may also be a first name.
Rakyya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rakyya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Rakyya (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺭﻗﻴﺔ, Hindi: रक्य्या) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rakyya? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 7,593,402nd most commonly held family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname Rakyya is primarily found in Africa, where 83 percent of Rakyya are found; 83 percent are found in West Africa and 83 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Rakyya is also the 298,585th most widely held given name throughout the world, held by 757 people.
It is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Zamfara, where 100 percent live. Apart from Nigeria Rakyya exists in one country. It also occurs in India, where 17 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Rakyya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rakyya in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺭﻗﻴﺔ | rqyt | - |
| Rakyya in the Hindi language | ||
| रक्य्या | rakyya | 66.67 |
| राकयया | rakayaya | 33.33 |
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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 Rakyya
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