Raqab Surname
Approximately 191 people bear this surname
Raqab Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 133 | 1:1,343,187 | 15,322 |
| Iraq | 26 | 1:1,346,987 | 15,017 |
| Jordan | 11 | 1:803,858 | 14,945 |
| Tunisia | 9 | 1:67,847 | 8,246 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| Yemen | 4 | 1:6,606,324 | 25,896 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
Raqab (588) may also be a first name.
Raqab Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Raqab Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Raqab is found most frequently in Pakistan. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Raqab? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,222,957th most frequently held last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 38,154,691 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 93 percent of Raqab are found; 71 percent are found in South Asia and 70 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Raqab is also the 345,036th most frequently used first name globally, held by 588 people.
The last name Raqab is most numerous in Pakistan, where it is held by 133 people, or 1 in 1,343,187. In Pakistan Raqab is most numerous in: Punjab, where 51 percent reside, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 25 percent reside and Sindh, where 15 percent reside. Beside Pakistan this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Iraq, where 14 percent reside and Jordan, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raqabh | 91 | 14 | / |
| Raqqab | 91 | 1 | / |
| Raqaib | 91 | 1 | / |
| Rakab | 80 | 813 | / |
| Racab | 80 | 469 | / |
| Raqeb | 80 | 21 | / |
| Raqaf | 80 | 4 | / |
| Reqab | 80 | 2 | / |
| Raqeeb | 73 | 6,402 | / |
| Rakhab | 73 | 134 | / |
| Raqowa | 73 | 89 | / |
| Raqueb | 73 | 13 | / |
| Rakkab | 73 | 8 | / |
| Raqoob | 73 | 8 | / |
| Rakaib | 73 | 4 | / |
| Raikab | 73 | 4 | / |
| Raqebh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Raqeib | 73 | 1 | / |
| Radkab | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ragkab | 73 | 1 | / |
| Raqafe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rakeab | 73 | 1 | / |
| Raqueeb | 67 | 106 | / |
| Raqheeb | 67 | 4 | / |
| Raakeeb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Raiqeeb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rakqueb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rakhaib | 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
- 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 Raqab
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