Rkiz Surname
Approximately 19 people bear this surname
Rkiz Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 9 | 1:454,985 | 17,374 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Rkiz Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rkiz Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Rkiz (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺭﻛﻴﺰ) occurs in Mauritania more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Rkiz click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rkiz? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,532,898th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. The last name Rkiz occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Rkiz reside; 47 percent reside in North Africa and 47 percent reside in Mahgreb.
The surname is most commonly held in Mauritania, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 454,985. In Mauritania Rkiz is most prevalent in: Brakna Region, where 100 percent live. Excluding Mauritania this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Morocco, where 47 percent live and Spain, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Rkiz Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rkiz in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﺭﻛﻴﺰ | arkyz | - |
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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
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- 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 Rkiz
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