Raqeeba Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Maldives

Raqeeba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Raqeeba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan271:6,616,44038,275
England21:27,859,030389,889
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Maldives11:404,1727,269

Raqeeba (1,650) may also be a first name.

Raqeeba Last Name Facts

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

Raqeeba (Hindi: रकीबा) is found most frequently in Pakistan. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Raqeeba? popularity and diffusion

The last name Raqeeba is the 3,485,539th most common last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 227,735,810 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 94 percent of Raqeeba reside; 94 percent reside in South Asia and 88 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Raqeeba is also the 189,693rd most commonly occurring forename in the world, borne by 1,650 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Pakistan, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 6,616,440. In Pakistan it is most frequent in: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 59 percent are found, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, where 19 percent are found and Punjab, where 15 percent are found. Outside of Pakistan Raqeeba is found in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 6 percent are found and India, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Raqueeba931/
Rakeeba863/
Rakheeba804/
Raqiba778/
Rekeba775/
Rakeba774/
Raqoba771/
Raqaba771/
Raqibat71167/
Raqibah71153/
Rakeeva7179/
Rekebai7121/
Raqibaz7110/
Raqabah714/
Raquebo712/
Raquiba712/
Raceeva712/
Rakheba712/
Raiqaba711/
Rakebai711/
Rahqaba711/
Requeba711/
Racheeva67408/
Raykeeva6732/
Rakheiba6710/
Raycheba675/
Rakheeva675/
Rakceeva674/
Racceeva673/
Hrakeeva673/
Racheewa672/
Raikeeva672/
Raqibaaz671/
Raskeeva671/

Raqeeba Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Raqeeba in the Hindi language
रकीबाrakiba-

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