Rakepa Surname
Approximately 64 people bear this surname
Rakepa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 59 | 1:34,450 | 6,217 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
Rakepa (15) may also be a first name.
Rakepa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rakepa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Rakepa occurs more in Lesotho more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rakepa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,394,033rd most common last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 113,867,905 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Rakepa are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most prevalent first name internationally, borne by 15 people.
This surname is most widely held in Lesotho, where it is held by 59 people, or 1 in 34,450. In Lesotho Rakepa is mostly found in: Maseru District, where 56 percent are found, Mafeteng District, where 24 percent are found and Berea District, where 12 percent are found. Barring Lesotho Rakepa occurs in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 8 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rakaepa | 92 | 4 | / |
| Rakapa | 83 | 367 | / |
| Rakopa | 83 | 126 | / |
| Rekepa | 83 | 34 | / |
| Rakipa | 83 | 34 | / |
| Rokepa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Rakipaj | 77 | 311 | / |
| Rekepea | 77 | 38 | / |
| Rakaapa | 77 | 33 | / |
| Raukepe | 77 | 6 | / |
| Raekopa | 77 | 6 | / |
| Raecapa | 77 | 6 | / |
| Raikopa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Raikapa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Rakappa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Rakopha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ragkopa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Raicepa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rakapai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rakapfa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rachepa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Raquepas | 71 | 45 | / |
| Raquepau | 71 | 30 | / |
| Rakipi | 67 | 1,923 | / |
| Racapa | 67 | 474 | / |
| Rokopa | 67 | 129 | / |
| Rakopo | 67 | 108 | / |
| Rakapo | 67 | 33 | / |
| Rekapa | 67 | 29 | / |
| Racipa | 67 | 20 | / |
| Recapa | 67 | 8 | / |
| Rokipa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Rakipo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Recopa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Rekipa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rokapa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rakesphee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rakhaphai | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Rakepa
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