Rakovec, Bogovinje

Rakovec (Раковец, Rakovec) is a village in the municipality of Bogovinje, North Macedonia.

History
According to the 1467-68 Ottoman defter, Rakovec appears as being largely inhabited by an Orthodox Christian Albanian population. Due to Slavicisation, some families had a mixed Slav-Albanian anthroponomy - usually a Slavic first name and an Albanian last name or last names with Albanian patronyms and Slavic suffixes.

The names are: Koj-o, son of Gjon; Tano, siromah (poor); Nik-o, the son of Petr-o-; Gjon, brother of Gjur-o; Atmaxha, his son; Gjuro, son of Pavl; Bajo-Pejo, son of Gjon; Koja, son of Gjon; Nikolla, son of Petro; Gjuro, son of Pavl; Nikolla, son of Gjurgji.

According to the 1942 Albanian census, Rakovec was inhabited by 584 Muslim Albanians.

Demographics
As of the 2021 census, Rakovec had 577 residents with the following ethnic composition:
 * Albanians 548
 * Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources 29

According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 811 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the village include:


 * Albanians 807
 * Others 4