Raqb Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Raqb Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 8 | 1:22,330,486 | 77,733 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
Raqb (39) may also be a first name.
Raqb Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Raqb Come From? nationality or country of origin
Raqb occurs more in Pakistan more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Raqb.
How Common Is The Last Name Raqb? popularity and diffusion
It is the 6,360,413th most prevalent surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Raqb are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 100 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Raqb is also the 1,637,361st most frequently held forename in the world, borne by 39 people.
It is most prevalent in Pakistan, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 22,330,486. In Pakistan Raqb is primarily concentrated in: Punjab, where 38 percent reside, Sindh, where 38 percent reside and Gilgit-Baltistan, where 13 percent reside. Barring Pakistan this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Iran, where 11 percent reside.
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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 Raqb
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