Raqa Surname

171,512th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,510 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Yemen

Raqa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Raqa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen2,0781:12,7171,496
South Africa3981:136,12515,765
Pakistan171:10,508,46449,949
Afghanistan91:3,572,57620,130
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Raqa (51) may also be a first name.

Raqa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Raqa occurs more in Yemen more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Raqa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 171,512th most commonly used family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 2,903,405 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 84 percent of Raqa live; 83 percent live in West Asia and 83 percent live in Arabian Peninsula. Raqa is also the 1,396,783rd most commonly held forename at a global level It is held by 51 people.

Raqa is most widespread in Yemen, where it is carried by 2,078 people, or 1 in 12,717. In Yemen it is most frequent in: Al Jawf Governorate, where 87 percent reside, Sa'dah Governorate, where 12 percent reside and Sana'a Governorate, where 0 percent reside. Outside of Yemen Raqa occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 16 percent reside and Pakistan, where 1 percent reside.

Raqa Last Name Statistics demography

Raqa earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 39.61% less than the national average, earning R 143,508 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Raqah89690/
Raqat8974/
Raqqa8940/
Razqa8934/
Raqaz8914/
Rhaqa898/
Raqai895/
Raqas895/
Raqua893/
Raqaa892/
Radqa891/
Raiqa891/
Raqea891/
Rayqa891/
Raqad891/
Raeqa891/
Raqau891/
Rasqa891/
Raqqas80136/
Raqqat8044/
Raqash807/
Raqqaz805/
Razzqa803/
Razqat803/
Raqeaz803/
Raqqad802/
Razqqa802/
Raiqua801/
Rzaqua801/
Raqaih801/
Raqeea801/
Raquas801/
Rachqa801/
Razqai801/
Ratqah801/
Raiqah801/
Raka7568,630/
Raca7526,430/
Roqa75613/
Raqo7591/
Reqa7514/
Rakha67171,592/
Racca6712,445/
Raika677,989/
Rajca672,857/
Raica671,630/
Racat671,315/
Racaj671,213/
Rakau671,194/
Rauca671,132/
Rakai67875/
Rakaj67803/
Rasca67757/
Rakah67550/
Rakaa67485/
Rakka67422/
Rakaš67282/
Reaka67243/
Roqai67240/
Raeka67204/
Rauka67189/
Rayka67185/
Rakay67184/
Rakea67160/
Raeca67149/
Racea67128/
Rokaa67125/
Rzaca67113/
Ragca67102/
Rajka6799/
Rayca6783/
Raaka6777/
Racas6771/
Rahka6768/
Rekaa6760/
Radca6757/
Racau6756/
Racay6752/
Rakoa6747/
Raşca6732/
Racah6727/
Roqat6726/
Razqkhah6721/
Racad6717/
Hraca6716/
Raaca6713/
Raqoo6711/
Racai6710/
Rraka679/
Roqaa677/
Racap675/
Reeqa675/
Rraca675/
Ratca674/
Razqo674/
Rhaka674/
Ragka674/
Rocaa673/
Razca673/
Rahca673/
Rouqa673/
Hraka673/
Reqaa673/
Recaa673/
Rhoqa673/
Rașca672/
Reqah672/
Racaa672/
Roqas672/
Reqai672/
Rgaca671/
Rasqo671/
Raqho671/
Raqod671/
Raqou671/
Rakaá671/
Rakač671/
Rakca671/
Reaqo671/
Rgaka671/
Rzaka671/

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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 Raqa
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