Raqiba Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Raqiba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Raqiba (1,181) may also be a first name.
Raqiba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Raqiba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Raqiba (Hindi: राकिबा, Marathi: राकीबा) is carried by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Raqiba.
How Common Is The Last Name Raqiba? popularity and diffusion
It is the 6,723,624th most commonly occurring last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname Raqiba occurs predominantly in Asia, where 88 percent of Raqiba are found; 88 percent are found in South Asia and 63 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 230,871st most common first name in the world, held by 1,181 people.
Raqiba is most widely held in India, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 127,844,230. In India Raqiba is most prevalent in: Bihar, where 50 percent are found, Delhi, where 33 percent are found and Jammu and Kashmir, where 17 percent are found. Besides India it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Bangladesh, where 13 percent are found and Nigeria, where 13 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raqibat | 92 | 167 | / |
| Raqibah | 92 | 153 | / |
| Raqibaz | 92 | 10 | / |
| Raquiba | 92 | 2 | / |
| Raqibaaz | 86 | 1 | / |
| Rakiba | 83 | 2,212 | / |
| Roqiba | 83 | 16 | / |
| Rakhiba | 77 | 178 | / |
| Rekaiba | 77 | 85 | / |
| Rakibah | 77 | 62 | / |
| Rachiba | 77 | 60 | / |
| Roqibah | 77 | 48 | / |
| Raqeeba | 77 | 32 | / |
| Roqibat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Raskiba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rakuiba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rakibha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rakibai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rakheiba | 71 | 10 | / |
| Rakhibai | 71 | 4 | / |
| Racibhai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rakhaiba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Raqueeba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rakuba | 67 | 1,239 | / |
| Rokiba | 67 | 387 | / |
| Rakiwa | 67 | 39 | / |
| Racuba | 67 | 24 | / |
| Raciva | 67 | 19 | / |
| Rakiva | 67 | 17 | / |
| Rekiba | 67 | 17 | / |
| Rakeba | 67 | 4 | / |
| Raciwa | 67 | 2 | / |
Raqiba Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Raqiba in the Marathi language | ||
| राकीबा | rakiba | - |
| Raqiba in the Hindi language | ||
| राकिबा | rakiba | 30 |
| रक़ीबा | raqiba | 30 |
| रकिबा | rakiba | 20 |
| रक़ीबा | raqiba | 10 |
| रकीबा | rakiba | 10 |
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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 Raqiba
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