Ralpher Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Sweden

Ralpher Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ralpher Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ralpher (19) may also be a first name.

Ralpher Last Name Facts

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

Ralpher is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Ralpher click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ralpher? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,360,413th most commonly held surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname Ralpher is predominantly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Ralpher live; 56 percent live in West Africa and 56 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ralpher is also the 2,523,061st most commonly held forename on earth, borne by 19 people.

The last name Ralpher is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria Ralpher is most prevalent in: Abia, where 80 percent are found and Benue, where 20 percent are found. Besides Nigeria this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 22 percent are found and Kenya, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ralphe9235/
Ralphes8614/
Realphe8611/
Ralphie869/
Ralphjr861/
Ralphey860/
Ralpe831/
Raalpere801/
Realpe7711,824/
Rolphe7732/
Ralphy7723/
Ralphi771/
Ralpha771/
Ralfhe771/
Ralfer770/
Realpes7129/
Realpez713/
Raulpha712/
Raulfer711/
Railepe711/
Ralfe67525/
Ralpa6765/
Ralpi678/
Rolpe674/

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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 Ralpher
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