Rekiatu Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Rekiatu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Rekiatu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724

Rekiatu (787) may also be a first name.

Rekiatu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rekiatu occurs most in Nigeria. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rekiatu? popularity and diffusion

Rekiatu is the 4,908,606th most widely held family name internationally, held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Rekiatu are found; 81 percent are found in West Africa and 81 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 292,224th most frequently used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 787 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 13,626,366. In Nigeria Rekiatu is most common in: Ekiti, where 54 percent are found, Kogi, where 31 percent are found and Lagos, where 15 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Cameroon, where 19 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rekiatou9315/
Rekhiatu933/
Rakiatu8618/
Rikiatu8614/
Rokiatu861/
Rekaiyatou821/
Rikiatou805/
Rekyatou802/
Rikaiyatu7516/
Rakaiyatu751/
Rickiatou751/
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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 Rekiatu
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