Rafapa Surname

449,465th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 757 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Rafapa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rafapa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa7531:71,9498,964
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Rafapa Last Name Facts

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

Rafapa is found most in South Africa. It can be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Rafapa.

How Common Is The Last Name Rafapa? popularity and diffusion

Rafapa is the 449,465th most prevalent surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 9,626,877 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Rafapa are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is carried by 753 people, or 1 in 71,949. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Gauteng, where 47 percent reside, Limpopo, where 45 percent reside and Mpumalanga, where 3 percent reside. Without taking into account South Africa this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in England, where 0 percent reside and Kuwait, where 0 percent reside.

Rafapa Last Name Statistics demography

Rafapa earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 33.25% less than the national average, earning R 158,616 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Rafpa914/
Rafap912/
Rafatpay861/
Ravapa83308/
Rafaba8317/
Rafipa831/
Rafp802/
Rfap801/
Raphapa7724/
Rafipah772/
Ravappa772/
Ravaapa771/
Rafipay771/
Rfyappa771/
Raavipa771/
Rafaoup771/
Ravap7325/
Rafpi7310/
Rafip7310/
Rafba737/
Rafup732/
Rafab731/
Raofp731/
Raufp731/
Ravpa731/
Rafyp731/
Rafep731/
Ruafp730/
Raphapha7133/
Ravayapa716/
Rafatpey713/
Rhafipah711/
Raoufpay711/
Ravupa6725/
Ravapu6724/
Rofpah6712/
Rifpai6710/
Rfp6710/
Raufba676/
Rafiba672/
Ravapi672/
Rafipi671/
Rafipb671/
Rafiyabai671/
Revapa671/
Ravape671/
Raoofp671/
Ravepa671/
Rafabi671/
Rufupa671/
Rafpie671/
Ravipa671/
Raphaphe571/
Raphaphet53540/

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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 Rafapa
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