Rääk Surname

950,707th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 275 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Estonia
Highest density in:
Estonia

Rääk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rääk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Estonia2571:5,143530
Finland121:458,05828,977
France31:22,140,907385,998
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

The alternate forms: Raak (1,076) & Raák (3) are calculated separately.

Rääk Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rääk is found most frequently in Estonia. It can also be rendered as: Raak or Raák. For other potential spellings of Rääk click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rääk? popularity and diffusion

Rääk is the 950,707th most commonly used surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 26,500,167 people. Rääk occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Rääk are found; 98 percent are found in Northern Europe and 93 percent are found in Baltic Europe.

Rääk is most frequently occurring in Estonia, where it is carried by 257 people, or 1 in 5,143. Excluding Estonia this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Finland, where 4 percent are found and France, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rääsk8959/
Rääki891/
Räk8621/
Raak831,076/
Raák833/
Räke75241/
Räck75176/
Räkk758/
Rähk751/
Rk672,941/
Räcke67163/
Räike6742/
Rähke671/

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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 Rääk
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