Rekani

surname · Latin script

Recorded for both men and women· direction only, no split published

Rekani is a surname written in the Latin script, with more bearers in Iraq than in any other country.

rarermore common
  • IQIraq≈1 in 27K(inferred from the name graph)
  • SESweden≈1 in 390K
  • NONorway≈1 in 515K

carrying the name, as counted by its national register where one exists and as Mondonomo estimates it elsewhere (marked ≈ and "est." on hover). One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.

Iraq (inferred from the name graph)

≈1,400 people, est.

Sources
21 (measured from records)

Highest-authority source

≈1 in 27K (inferred from the name graph)

Iraq, est.

measured from records inferred from the name graph

Meaning & origin

No verified etymology recorded for this name yet — the entries below are drawn from usage statistics and the name graph.

Where in the world(measured from records)

Rekani counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.

Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.

Where Rekani is recorded, by country
CountryMost common spellingSources
IQ Iraq≈1,400 est.≈1 in 27K—Rekani9
GB United Kingdom≈58 est.≈1 in 1.1M6Rekani9
SE Sweden≈26 est.≈1 in 390K—Rekani5
DE Germany≈18 est.≈1 in 4.5M—Rekani6
US United States≈17 est.≈1 in 20M—Rekani21
BE Belgium≈16 est.≈1 in 727K—Rekani6
NO Norway≈11 est.≈1 in 515K—Rekani3
CH Switzerland71 in 1.2M7Rekani1

Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.

Registers cited: Surnames of England and Wales (taliesin-arlein.net, Sept 2002 electoral register); BFS — Familiennamen der Wohnbevölkerung (surnames). Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.

Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).

Other names spelled this way(inferred from the name graph)

Rekani is also recorded as 6 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

  • Hindi surname3 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in United Kingdom, Iraq

    Also written Rekanî

  • Persian name4 spellings in the group

    Also written Rêkanî, Rekanî

  • a separate name4 spellings in the group

    Also written Rêkani

  • a separate name2 spellings in the group

    Also written Rëkani

  • Turkish surname2 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in Türkiye

    Also written Rêkani

  • French name3 spellings in the group

    Also written Rékàñi, Rékani

20 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Evidence(measured from records)

Attested in 2 sources across 2 countries.

Official registers attesting Rekani
CountryRegisterYearCountRank
CH SwitzerlandBFS — Familiennamen der Wohnbevölkerung (surnames)20247#79,838
GB United KingdomSurnames of England and Wales (taliesin-arlein.net, Sept 2002 electoral register)20026#203,151

Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.

Frequently asked questions

In which country does Rekani have the most bearers?
Mondonomo estimates about 1.4 thousand people named Rekani in Iraq, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled rekani.
How common is the name Rekani?
In Switzerland, the national register counted 7 people named Rekani in 2024, about 1 in 1.2 million residents.

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About this data

measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated

These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.

Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.

Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.

Cite this page Mondonomo, “Rekani”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.

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