Raqia Surname

375,863rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 952 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Raqia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Raqia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan9071:196,9614,845
India221:34,866,608408,224
England201:2,785,90397,972
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Raqia (235,215) may also be a first name.

Raqia Last Name Facts

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

The last name Raqia (Georgian: რაქია, Hindi: राकिया) is held by more people in Pakistan than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Raqia? popularity and diffusion

The surname Raqia is the 375,863rd most commonly held surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 7,654,985 people. The last name Raqia occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Raqia reside; 98 percent reside in South Asia and 97 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Raqia is also the 4,453rd most commonly held given name at a global level, held by 235,215 people.

The surname Raqia is most commonly held in Pakistan, where it is carried by 907 people, or 1 in 196,961. In Pakistan it is most common in: Punjab, where 63 percent reside, Sindh, where 36 percent reside and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 1 percent reside. Not including Pakistan this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in India, where 2 percent reside and England, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Raquia9120/
Raqiaz9114/
Raqiat919/
Raqiah914/
Rauqia911/
Razqia911/
Raqiea911/
Rahquia831/
Rakia802,712/
Roqia80904/
Raqio80190/
Raqya806/
Reqia801/
Raqja801/
Raqkaiya771/
Rakhia735,400/
Requia73388/
Rachia73287/
Roquia73131/
Roqiah73102/
Rakiah7382/
Rakkia7377/
Raqyaz7339/
Rajkia7329/
Raikia7318/
Raquio7315/
Rakija7314/
Réquia738/
Racija736/
Rahkia736/
Rakiad735/
Rakiha733/
Rouqia733/
Rakiea733/
Rackia733/
Rakiay731/
Raciha731/
Raqeoa731/
Raqeea731/
Rooqia731/
Rakiaa731/
Raikya731/
Rokaiya671,470/
Roqaiya6721/
Rakaiya6721/
Roquias6720/
Racchia6719/
Rakkiat6713/
Rakijas6713/
Rakhija6710/
Rakhiah675/
Ratkija674/
Recquia673/
Rasquio672/
Rakkiad672/
Rackiah672/
Rakkhia671/
Rakhiat671/
Raquiot671/
Raqayya671/
Rakkiay671/
Rekaiya671/
Rocquia671/
Rekayia671/
Rakeiya671/
Rakayia671/
Rzaikia671/
Roqayia671/
Rakiaei671/
Rakhhia671/
Reachia670/

Raqia Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Raqia in the Georgian language
რაქიაrakia-
Raqia in the Hindi language
राकियाrakiya-

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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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  • 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 Raqia
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