Raqqa Surname
Approximately 40 people bear this surname
Raqqa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 25 | 1:1,286,127 | 11,103 |
| Lebanon | 11 | 1:512,462 | 12,816 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
Raqqa (1,365) may also be a first name.
Raqqa Demographics
Raqqa Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Raqqa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Raqqa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Raqqa is found in Afghanistan more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Raqqa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Raqqa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,100,440th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 182,188,648 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Raqqa live; 63 percent live in South Asia and 63 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 212,105th most prevalent given name in the world It is held by 1,365 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Afghanistan, where it is carried by 25 people, or 1 in 1,286,127. In Afghanistan it is most prevalent in: Herat, where 84 percent reside, Ghor, where 4 percent reside and Nangarhar, where 4 percent reside. Other than Afghanistan this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Lebanon, where 28 percent reside and Iraq, where 10 percent reside.
Raqqa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Raqqa last name is predominantly Shiite (100%) in Lebanon.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raqqas | 91 | 136 | / |
| Raqqat | 91 | 44 | / |
| Raqqaz | 91 | 5 | / |
| Razqqa | 91 | 2 | / |
| Raqqad | 91 | 2 | / |
| Raqa | 89 | 2,510 | / |
| Raqah | 80 | 690 | / |
| Raqat | 80 | 74 | / |
| Razqa | 80 | 34 | / |
| Raqaz | 80 | 14 | / |
| Rhaqa | 80 | 8 | / |
| Raqai | 80 | 5 | / |
| Raqas | 80 | 5 | / |
| Raqua | 80 | 3 | / |
| Raqaa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Raqad | 80 | 1 | / |
| Raeqa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Rayqa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Raqau | 80 | 1 | / |
| Raqea | 80 | 1 | / |
| Rasqa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Raiqa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Radqa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Raqash | 73 | 7 | / |
| Razzqa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Raqeaz | 73 | 3 | / |
| Razqat | 73 | 3 | / |
| Raqaih | 73 | 1 | / |
| Raiqua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rzaqua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Raqeea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Raquas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rachqa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Razqai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ratqah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Raiqah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Raka | 67 | 68,630 | / |
| Raca | 67 | 26,430 | / |
| Roqa | 67 | 613 | / |
| Raqo | 67 | 91 | / |
| Reqa | 67 | 14 | / |
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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 Raqqa
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