Raqebe Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Raqebe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Raqebe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran281:2,742,23386,474
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Raqebe Last Name Facts

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

Raqebe is found in Iran more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Raqebe.

How Common Is The Last Name Raqebe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,665,662nd most frequently held last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 251,294,687 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 97 percent of Raqebe are found; 97 percent are found in South Asia and 97 percent are found in Islamic South Asia.

The surname is most numerous in Iran, where it is borne by 28 people, or 1 in 2,742,233. In Iran Raqebe is primarily found in: Bushehr Province, where 29 percent are found, Qazvin Province, where 29 percent are found and Alborz Province, where 21 percent are found. Without taking into account Iran it exists in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Raqeibeh861/
Raqabe8372/
Raicebe77162/
Raquibe771/
Rakaebe771/
Rakebee771/
Rathqueber75110/
Rakibe671,514/
Rakabe67984/
Rakeby67526/
Rakobe6787/
Recabe6749/
Rocabe6738/
Rakebi6734/
Raqabi679/
Rekabe678/
Rekobe676/
Raqibi675/
Racibe674/
Rakeba674/
Rekebe674/
Rekibe674/
Racabe671/
Raqjbi671/
Raqive671/

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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 Raqebe
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