Ralpa Surname

2,372,517th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 65 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Ralpa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ralpa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea641:127,40217,396
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Ralpa (53) may also be a first name.

Ralpa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ralpa is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ralpa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,372,517th most widespread surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 112,116,091 people. The surname Ralpa occurs mostly in Oceania, where 98 percent of Ralpa are found; 98 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 98 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Ralpa is also the 1,366,219th most frequently held first name internationally. It is borne by 53 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 64 people, or 1 in 127,402. In Papua New Guinea it is most frequent in: Western Highlands, where 98 percent live and Jiwaka, where 2 percent live. Aside from Papua New Guinea Ralpa occurs in one country. It is also found in India, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Realpa916/
Ratlpa911/
Ralpha911/
Raulpha832/
Ralphas831/
Ralpi808/
Ralpe801/
Realpe7311,824/
Ralpho73177/
Ralphe7335/
Ralphy7323/
Realpo731/
Rallpo731/
Ralphi731/
Ralpit731/
Realpi731/
Realpes6729/
Ralphes6714/
Realphe6711/
Ralpher679/
Ralphie679/
Realpez673/
Railepe671/
Ralphey670/
Rolpe604/
Rolpy601/
Rolphe5532/
Rolpot553/
Rolphy551/

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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
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  • 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 Ralpa
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