Raqiib Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Somalia
Highest density in:
Somalia

Raqiib Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Raqiib Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Somalia91:1,494,6733,608
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Raqiib Last Name Facts

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

Raqiib has its highest incidence in Somalia. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Raqiib.

How Common Is The Last Name Raqiib? popularity and diffusion

The last name Raqiib is the 5,213,395th most widely held family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 71 percent of Raqiib reside; 71 percent reside in East Africa and 64 percent reside in Cushitic Africa.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Somalia, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 1,494,673. Aside from Somalia it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 14 percent reside and Kenya, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Raqieb836/
Rakiib831/
Rakqieb771/
Rakieb671/
Rakiiv671/
Rakieeb621/
Rachiiw621/
Raqeeeb621/
Rakiep50231/
Rakiev5054/

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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 Raqiib
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