Rapa Surname
Approximately 32,451 people bear this surname
Rapa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 26,088 | 1:29,403 | 2,180 |
| Indonesia | 1,451 | 1:91,143 | 9,532 |
| Poland | 872 | 1:43,588 | 6,849 |
| Italy | 744 | 1:82,200 | 14,326 |
| Philippines | 522 | 1:193,943 | 30,793 |
| United States | 455 | 1:796,613 | 61,475 |
| Papua New Guinea | 346 | 1:23,566 | 2,578 |
| Malta | 295 | 1:1,459 | 150 |
| Romania | 251 | 1:79,992 | 9,401 |
| Australia | 134 | 1:201,460 | 19,724 |
| Ukraine | 133 | 1:342,276 | 42,663 |
| Uganda | 115 | 1:339,472 | 22,545 |
| Pakistan | 103 | 1:1,734,407 | 17,708 |
| Latvia | 103 | 1:19,903 | 3,004 |
| Albania | 90 | 1:32,378 | 4,943 |
| Argentina | 87 | 1:491,304 | 36,372 |
| Malaysia | 84 | 1:351,122 | 18,683 |
| England | 62 | 1:898,678 | 46,462 |
| Spain | 59 | 1:792,407 | 32,853 |
| France | 48 | 1:1,383,807 | 136,859 |
| Canada | 44 | 1:837,400 | 65,151 |
| Finland | 44 | 1:124,925 | 12,029 |
| Thailand | 41 | 1:1,722,886 | 219,200 |
| Brazil | 31 | 1:6,905,624 | 162,221 |
| Nigeria | 28 | 1:6,326,527 | 151,186 |
| Venezuela | 25 | 1:1,208,163 | 17,203 |
| Greece | 24 | 1:461,658 | 59,466 |
| Afghanistan | 23 | 1:1,397,964 | 11,714 |
| Russia | 22 | 1:6,551,048 | 261,263 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 12 | 1:294,700 | 12,460 |
| Chile | 12 | 1:1,468,040 | 24,959 |
| Zimbabwe | 10 | 1:1,543,824 | 78,460 |
| Taiwan | 9 | 1:2,604,972 | 16,335 |
| Germany | 9 | 1:8,945,051 | 266,530 |
| Cameroon | 8 | 1:2,596,134 | 118,056 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 1:1,026,614 | 63,315 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:892,303 | 28,047 |
| Uruguay | 5 | 1:686,352 | 29,886 |
| Faroe Islands | 5 | 1:9,800 | 861 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Solomon Islands | 2 | 1:290,014 | 19,875 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Nepal | 2 | 1:14,240,478 | 17,812 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 11 | 1:4,565,335 | 193,764 |
The alternate forms: Rápa (9) & Râpă (4) are calculated separately.
Rapa (20,169) may also be a first name.
Rapa Demographics
Rapa Religious Adherence
in Ukraine
Religious Adherence
in Ukraine
Rapa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rapa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Rapa (Georgian: რაფა, Hindi: रापा, Marathi: रपा, Oriya: ରପା, Russian: Рапа, Tibetan: ར་པ།) is borne by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant: Rápa or Râpă. For other potential spellings of Rapa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rapa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 17,100th most commonly used last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 224,571 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 87 percent of Rapa are found; 81 percent are found in South Asia and 80 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Rapa is also the 37,556th most prevalent first name throughout the world, borne by 20,169 people.
This last name is most widespread in India, where it is carried by 26,088 people, or 1 in 29,403. In India it is primarily found in: Tamil Nadu, where 98 percent live, Andhra Pradesh, where 1 percent live and Telangana, where 0 percent live. Excluding India Rapa is found in 66 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 4 percent live and Poland, where 3 percent live.
Rapa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Rapa has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Rapa last name rose 4,136 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 1,550 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Rapa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Orthodox (50%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Rapa surname are 3.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 57.14% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Rapa earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 56.75% less than the national average, earning €12,989 per year; in United States they earn 14.45% more than the national average, earning $49,386 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.35% more than the national average, earning $50,356 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Rapa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rapa in the Georgian language | ||
| რაფა | rapa | - |
| Rapa in the Marathi language | ||
| रपा | rapa | 70.59 |
| रापा | rapa | 29.41 |
| Rapa in the Oriya language | ||
| ରପା | rapa | 57.14 |
| ରାପା | rapa | 28.57 |
| ରାପ | rapa | 3.57 |
| େରାପା | erapa | 3.57 |
| ରପ | rapa | 3.57 |
| ରୂପା | rupa | 3.57 |
| Rapa in the Tibetan language | ||
| ར་པ། | rapa | 50 |
| ར་པ་ | rapa | 50 |
| Rapa in the Hindi language | ||
| रापा | rapa | 42.11 |
| रपा | rapa | 31.58 |
| ्रप | rapa | 15.79 |
| रअपा | ra'apa | 5.26 |
| रम्पा | rampa | 5.26 |
| Rapa in the Russian language | ||
| Рапа | rapa | - |
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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 Rapa
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