Raşit Surname

1,348,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 165 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Raşit Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Raşit Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey931:836,78940,393
Northern Cyprus421:7,5961,787
Romania271:743,62550,353
Kosovo31:620,62310,771

The alternate forms: Rasit (3,855) & Rašit (7) are calculated separately.

Raşit (21,133) may also be a first name.

Raşit Last Name Facts

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

Raşit is most common in Turkey. It may appear in the variant forms: Rasit or Rašit. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Raşit? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,348,199th most prevalent last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 44,166,945 people. The last name Raşit is predominantly found in Europe, where 50 percent of Raşit live; 50 percent live in West Asia and 50 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 36,285th most widely held given name throughout the world It is held by 21,133 people.

The surname Raşit is most frequently held in Turkey, where it is carried by 93 people, or 1 in 836,789. In Turkey Raşit is most frequent in: Adana Province, where 33 percent reside, Bursa Province, where 24 percent reside and Istanbul Province, where 16 percent reside. Aside from Turkey this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Northern Cyprus, where 25 percent reside and Romania, where 16 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rasit933,855/
Rašit937/
Racit80300/
Razit8093/
Raxit8048/
Raşid8018/
Rashit73482/
Rasith73478/
Rachit73185/
Raciet7386/
Racite7359/
Ratsit7354/
Rasiet7335/
Rasitt7323/
Rassit7313/
Rahsit7311/
Rasait735/
Rosait734/
Rasite733/
Razait732/
Raysit732/
Raizet731/
Raxhit731/
Rhasit731/
Rajsit731/
Rasits731/
Ratcit731/
Račaitė6734/
Rachhit6727/
Raichet6727/
Rashith6718/
Raisyte679/
Rashite677/
Rochait677/
Ratchit677/
Rachite672/
Rasciot672/
Raišytė671/
Rasiets671/
Rahshit671/
Racheit671/
Racitte671/
Hrashit671/
Raashit671/
Raishit671/
Raxshit671/
Račaite671/
Raasite671/
Rachait671/
Raazith671/
Ratsite671/
Rashidt671/
Rassitt670/

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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 Raşit
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