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 last name Raqiba (Hindi: राकिबा, Marathi: राकीबा) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Raqiba? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 6,723,624th most frequently occurring surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname occurs mostly 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. Raqiba is also the 230,871st most commonly used given name internationally, held by 1,181 people.
Raqiba is most frequently used in India, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 127,844,230. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Bihar, where 50 percent are found, Delhi, where 33 percent are found and Jammu and Kashmir, where 17 percent are found. Other than India this last name is found 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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