Raqih Surname

292,632nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,306 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Jordan
Highest density in:
Jordan

Raqih Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Raqih Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jordan7351:12,0312,116
Syria3061:63,0752,891
Lebanon1751:32,2123,237
United Arab Emirates801:114,5289,720
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Palestine11:4,548,84918,388
Tunisia11:610,62630,336

Raqih (47,260) may also be a first name.

Raqih Last Name Facts

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

The surname Raqih occurs in Jordan more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Raqih.

How Common Is The Last Name Raqih? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 292,632nd most frequently held last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,580,050 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Raqih live; 100 percent live in West Asia and 93 percent live in Levant. Raqih is also the 19,387th most widespread first name internationally It is held by 47,260 people.

The surname Raqih is most frequently held in Jordan, where it is borne by 735 people, or 1 in 12,031. In Jordan Raqih is primarily concentrated in: Amman Governorate, where 62 percent live, Zarqa Governorate, where 17 percent live and Aqaba Governorate, where 11 percent live. Barring Jordan Raqih exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Syria, where 23 percent live and Lebanon, where 13 percent live.

Raqih Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Sunni (99%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Raqaih911/
Raqi891,999/
Raquieh831/
Raqui801,464/
Rakih80167/
Rraqi80141/
Raiqi8058/
Razqi8048/
Raqiz8017/
Raqid8013/
Racih8012/
Roqih8010/
Raqqi809/
Rzaqi806/
Rasqi805/
Raqai805/
Raqis802/
Raqie801/
Raqgi801/
Rahqi801/
Rakhih7313,745/
Raiche732,078/
Rachih731,239/
Raquid73521/
Raikhy73265/
Raquiz73154/
Raichi73133/
Rasqui7356/
Raquit7345/
Raikhi7336/
Raquoi7335/
Raikha7323/
Rakoih7315/
Rakieh738/
Raqesh735/
Rachqi734/
Raquis733/
Rasqid732/
Roqieh731/
Raquie731/
Raikhe731/
Raqedh731/
Raqehe731/
Rakeih731/
Rahkih731/
Rashqi731/
Razkih731/
Rekaih731/
Razqai731/
Razqid731/
Raqueh731/
Raki6715,466/
Hraichi67309/
Hraiche67227/
Rhaichi67136/
Roqi67116/
Raikher6766/
Raqe6753/
Raquois6738/
Reqi6734/
Raquist6720/
Raijche6710/
Rakisch677/
Raqj676/
Rakhaih674/
Raqy672/
Reatqui671/
Rasquiz671/
Raquher671/
Rakhieh671/
Rakhihh671/
Rasquis671/
Raquitt670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Raqih
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