Rashaq Surname
Approximately 33 people bear this surname
Rashaq Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 31 | 1:5,714,283 | 142,531 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
Rashaq (26) may also be a first name.
Rashaq Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rashaq Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Rashaq occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rashaq? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,432,070th most prevalent surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. The last name Rashaq occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Rashaq live; 94 percent live in West Africa and 94 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Rashaq is also the 2,084,397th most widespread first name worldwide. It is borne by 26 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 31 people, or 1 in 5,714,283. In Nigeria Rashaq is most common in: Kwara, where 32 percent are found, Ogun, where 29 percent are found and Lagos, where 23 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria Rashaq exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Afghanistan, where 3 percent are found and Bangladesh, where 3 percent are found.
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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 Rashaq
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