Raqa Surname
Approximately 2,510 people bear this surname
Raqa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 2,078 | 1:12,717 | 1,496 |
| South Africa | 398 | 1:136,125 | 15,765 |
| Pakistan | 17 | 1:10,508,464 | 49,949 |
| Afghanistan | 9 | 1:3,572,576 | 20,130 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Raqa (51) may also be a first name.
Raqa Demographics
Average Raqa Salary in
South Africa
R 143,508
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raqah | 89 | 690 | / |
| Raqat | 89 | 74 | / |
| Raqqa | 89 | 40 | / |
| Razqa | 89 | 34 | / |
| Raqaz | 89 | 14 | / |
| Rhaqa | 89 | 8 | / |
| Raqai | 89 | 5 | / |
| Raqas | 89 | 5 | / |
| Raqua | 89 | 3 | / |
| Raqaa | 89 | 2 | / |
| Radqa | 89 | 1 | / |
| Raiqa | 89 | 1 | / |
| Raqea | 89 | 1 | / |
| Rayqa | 89 | 1 | / |
| Raqad | 89 | 1 | / |
| Raeqa | 89 | 1 | / |
| Raqau | 89 | 1 | / |
| Rasqa | 89 | 1 | / |
| Raqqas | 80 | 136 | / |
| Raqqat | 80 | 44 | / |
| Raqash | 80 | 7 | / |
| Raqqaz | 80 | 5 | / |
| Razzqa | 80 | 3 | / |
| Razqat | 80 | 3 | / |
| Raqeaz | 80 | 3 | / |
| Raqqad | 80 | 2 | / |
| Razqqa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Raiqua | 80 | 1 | / |
| Rzaqua | 80 | 1 | / |
| Raqaih | 80 | 1 | / |
| Raqeea | 80 | 1 | / |
| Raquas | 80 | 1 | / |
| Rachqa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Razqai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ratqah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Raiqah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Raka | 75 | 68,630 | / |
| Raca | 75 | 26,430 | / |
| Roqa | 75 | 613 | / |
| Raqo | 75 | 91 | / |
| Reqa | 75 | 14 | / |
| Rakha | 67 | 171,592 | / |
| Racca | 67 | 12,445 | / |
| Raika | 67 | 7,989 | / |
| Rajca | 67 | 2,857 | / |
| Raica | 67 | 1,630 | / |
| Racat | 67 | 1,315 | / |
| Racaj | 67 | 1,213 | / |
| Rakau | 67 | 1,194 | / |
| Rauca | 67 | 1,132 | / |
| Rakai | 67 | 875 | / |
| Rakaj | 67 | 803 | / |
| Rasca | 67 | 757 | / |
| Rakah | 67 | 550 | / |
| Rakaa | 67 | 485 | / |
| Rakka | 67 | 422 | / |
| Rakaš | 67 | 282 | / |
| Reaka | 67 | 243 | / |
| Roqai | 67 | 240 | / |
| Raeka | 67 | 204 | / |
| Rauka | 67 | 189 | / |
| Rayka | 67 | 185 | / |
| Rakay | 67 | 184 | / |
| Rakea | 67 | 160 | / |
| Raeca | 67 | 149 | / |
| Racea | 67 | 128 | / |
| Rokaa | 67 | 125 | / |
| Rzaca | 67 | 113 | / |
| Ragca | 67 | 102 | / |
| Rajka | 67 | 99 | / |
| Rayca | 67 | 83 | / |
| Raaka | 67 | 77 | / |
| Racas | 67 | 71 | / |
| Rahka | 67 | 68 | / |
| Rekaa | 67 | 60 | / |
| Radca | 67 | 57 | / |
| Racau | 67 | 56 | / |
| Racay | 67 | 52 | / |
| Rakoa | 67 | 47 | / |
| Raşca | 67 | 32 | / |
| Racah | 67 | 27 | / |
| Roqat | 67 | 26 | / |
| Razqkhah | 67 | 21 | / |
| Racad | 67 | 17 | / |
| Hraca | 67 | 16 | / |
| Raaca | 67 | 13 | / |
| Raqoo | 67 | 11 | / |
| Racai | 67 | 10 | / |
| Rraka | 67 | 9 | / |
| Roqaa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Racap | 67 | 5 | / |
| Reeqa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Rraca | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ratca | 67 | 4 | / |
| Razqo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Rhaka | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ragka | 67 | 4 | / |
| Rocaa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Razca | 67 | 3 | / |
| Rahca | 67 | 3 | / |
| Rouqa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hraka | 67 | 3 | / |
| Reqaa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Recaa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Rhoqa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Rașca | 67 | 2 | / |
| Reqah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Racaa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Roqas | 67 | 2 | / |
| Reqai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rgaca | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rasqo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Raqho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Raqod | 67 | 1 | / |
| Raqou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rakaá | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rakač | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rakca | 67 | 1 | / |
| Reaqo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rgaka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rzaka | 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
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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 Raqa
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