Rakús Surname

983,245th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 262 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Rakús Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rakús Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia2501:21,3463,426
Czechia121:886,12273,425

The alternate forms: Rakus (1,844), Rakuś (344) & Rakuš (137) are calculated separately.

Rakús Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rakús has its highest incidence in Slovakia. It may also occur as a variant: Rakus, Rakuś or Rakuš. Click here for further possible spellings of Rakús.

How Common Is The Last Name Rakús? popularity and diffusion

It is the 983,245th most frequent last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 27,815,061 people. The last name Rakús is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Rakús reside; 100 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 100 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

The surname Rakús is most frequently held in Slovakia, where it is held by 250 people, or 1 in 21,346. In Slovakia Rakús is most common in: Trnava Region, where 76 percent live, Bratislava Region, where 17 percent live and Trenčín Region, where 3 percent live. Outside of Slovakia this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Czechia, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rakus931,844/
Rakúsz914/
Rakuś87344/
Rakuš87137/
Rakos80948/
Rakúz801/
Rakúsová77266/
Raikos73675/
Ratkus73238/
Ragkos73195/
Rakusz73155/
Rakush73111/
Raykos7366/
Rackus7366/
Rakous7328/
Rakosz7313/
Rackos7312/
Rakosh7310/
Reakus737/
Raskus733/
Rakaus732/
Rakuss731/
Rakhus731/
Rakkos731/
Rakoss731/
Raukus730/
Rakúszová711/
Raku672,053/
Rakó67189/
Rakosch6723/
Rakusch6718/
Rachkus675/
Rakkous674/
Rakouse671/
Ratkuss671/
Raikaus671/
Raskaus671/

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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 Rakús
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