Raqban Surname
Approximately 608 people bear this surname
Raqban Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 521 | 1:50,720 | 4,033 |
| Palestine | 62 | 1:73,369 | 6,107 |
| Jordan | 23 | 1:384,454 | 12,008 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
Raqban Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Raqban Come From? nationality or country of origin
Raqban is carried by more people in Yemen than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Raqban? popularity and diffusion
The last name Raqban is the 531,574th most frequent family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 11,986,095 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Raqban are found; 100 percent are found in West Asia and 86 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula.
The last name is most frequently used in Yemen, where it is carried by 521 people, or 1 in 50,720. In Yemen Raqban is most prevalent in: Dhamar Governorate, where 78 percent are found, Lahij Governorate, where 18 percent are found and Sana'a Governorate, where 4 percent are found. Besides Yemen Raqban is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Palestine, where 10 percent are found and Jordan, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raquban | 92 | 2 | / |
| Raqqban | 92 | 1 | / |
| Rakban | 83 | 88 | / |
| Rakbane | 77 | 2 | / |
| Rokban | 67 | 46 | / |
| Rakvan | 67 | 5 | / |
| Rahakbaun | 67 | 4 | / |
| Rakhbanova | 63 | 24 | / |
| Rakboon | 62 | 81 | / |
| Rokbane | 62 | 81 | / |
| Rakhwan | 62 | 11 | / |
| Rakhvan | 62 | 8 | / |
| Rakhuan | 62 | 3 | / |
| Rockban | 62 | 3 | / |
| Rookban | 62 | 1 | / |
| Rackbasingh | 59 | 1 | / |
| Ratkhwan | 57 | 414 | / |
| Rakkhwan | 57 | 269 | / |
| Rakhuang | 57 | 157 | / |
| Roukbane | 57 | 11 | / |
| Rockbank | 57 | 4 | / |
| Rakhwane | 57 | 1 | / |
| Rashkvand | 53 | 1 | / |
| Rakhvanova | 50 | 8 | / |
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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 Raqban
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