Raqeeb Surname

76,533rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,402 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Raqeeb Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Raqeeb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan4,3431:41,1341,795
Afghanistan4741:67,8342,088
India4431:1,731,52562,237
Bangladesh3601:442,65811,259
Sri Lanka2921:71,2627,441
Saudi Arabia2781:110,99214,774
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
United Arab Emirates361:254,50817,423
England351:1,591,94567,242
Iraq261:1,346,98715,017
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Scotland111:486,71119,179
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Maldives31:134,7244,057
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Raqeeb (5,894) may also be a first name.

Raqeeb Last Name Facts

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

The surname Raqeeb (Hindi: रकीब, Marathi: रक़ीब) is found most in Pakistan. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Raqeeb click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Raqeeb? popularity and diffusion

The last name Raqeeb is the 76,533rd most common surname in the world, held by around 1 in 1,138,323 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Raqeeb reside; 92 percent reside in South Asia and 85 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Raqeeb is also the 86,705th most frequently occurring first name globally It is held by 5,894 people.

The surname Raqeeb is most frequent in Pakistan, where it is borne by 4,343 people, or 1 in 41,134. In Pakistan it is mostly found in: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 37 percent are found, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, where 21 percent are found and Punjab, where 17 percent are found. Beside Pakistan it is found in 25 countries. It is also found in Afghanistan, where 7 percent are found and India, where 7 percent are found.

Raqeeb Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Raqeeb surname are 36.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 83.33% being registered to vote for the party.

Raqeeb earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 8.17% less than the national average, earning $39,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Raqueeb92106/
Raqheeb924/
Razqeeb921/
Raiqeeb921/
Raqeb9121/
Rakeeb83628/
Roqeeb8316/
Raqueb8313/
Raqieb836/
Raqeef835/
Reqeeb834/
Raqebh831/
Raqeib831/
Rakheeb7730/
Rakkeeb775/
Rakqieb771/
Raakeeb771/
Raqueep771/
Requeeb771/
Rakqueb771/
Raqib734,837/
Rakeb731,451/
Rekeb73473/
Raqab73191/
Raceb734/
Raquib674,183/
Rekkeb67214/
Rakeev6761/
Raskeb6724/
Rokeeb6724/
Raqabh6714/
Rakeib677/
Racheb676/
Raquep675/
Rekeeb674/
Raiqib672/
Rakkeb672/
Rakeep671/
Rakieb671/
Rakeab671/
Raceev671/
Reekab671/
Raquef671/
Roqueb671/
Rakeew671/
Raqaib671/
Raqqab671/
Ragkeb671/

Raqeeb Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Raqeeb in the Hindi language
रकीबrakiba-
Raqeeb in the Marathi language
रक़ीबraqiba-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Raqeeb
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