Rikabe Surname

1,775,494th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 107 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Rikabe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rikabe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India411:18,708,912282,725
Lesotho391:52,1178,022
South Africa261:2,083,75892,464
England11:55,718,059489,080

Rikabe Last Name Facts

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

Rikabe (Marathi: िरकाबे) is held by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rikabe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,775,494th most widely held last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 68,107,906 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 61 percent of Rikabe are found; 61 percent are found in Southern Africa and 61 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Rikabe is most common in India, where it is held by 41 people, or 1 in 18,708,912. In India it is most common in: Maharashtra, where 100 percent are found. Not including India this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Lesotho, where 36 percent are found and South Africa, where 24 percent are found.

Rikabe Last Name Statistics demography

Rikabe earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 67.05% less than the national average, earning R 78,300 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rikabey921/
Rikaibe921/
Rizkabed861/
Rickabey860/
Rikabi83692/
Rikaby83164/
Rikobe8329/
Rikebe8316/
Rekabe838/
Rikave834/
Rikaba831/
Rickaby771,234/
Rikabai77139/
Rikeebe774/
Rekkabe772/
Rigkaby771/
Rikaibi771/
Rükaber771/
Rekabei771/
Rikabyi771/
Rukkabee711/
Riccabee710/
Rekaby671,451/
Rekabi67737/
Recabe6749/
Rukobe6728/
Rikebi6722/
Ricaba679/
Rekaba677/
Rekobe676/
Rekebe674/
Rikeby671/
Ricaby671/

Rikabe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rikabe in the Marathi language
िरकाबेirakabe54.17
िरकबेirakabe45.83

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rikabe
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