Rapa Surname

17,100th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32,451 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Malta

Rapa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rapa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India26,0881:29,4032,180
Indonesia1,4511:91,1439,532
Poland8721:43,5886,849
Italy7441:82,20014,326
Philippines5221:193,94330,793
United States4551:796,61361,475
Papua New Guinea3461:23,5662,578
Malta2951:1,459150
Romania2511:79,9929,401
Australia1341:201,46019,724
Ukraine1331:342,27642,663
Uganda1151:339,47222,545
Pakistan1031:1,734,40717,708
Latvia1031:19,9033,004
Albania901:32,3784,943
Argentina871:491,30436,372
Malaysia841:351,12218,683
England621:898,67846,462
Spain591:792,40732,853
France481:1,383,807136,859
Canada441:837,40065,151
Finland441:124,92512,029
Thailand411:1,722,886219,200
Brazil311:6,905,624162,221
Nigeria281:6,326,527151,186
Venezuela251:1,208,16317,203
Greece241:461,65859,466
Afghanistan231:1,397,96411,714
Russia221:6,551,048261,263
Bosnia and Herzegovina121:294,70012,460
Chile121:1,468,04024,959
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
Taiwan91:2,604,97216,335
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Cameroon81:2,596,134118,056
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Uruguay51:686,35229,886
Faroe Islands51:9,800861
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
China31:455,773,85521,925
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Solomon Islands21:290,01419,875
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

The alternate forms: Rápa (9) & Râpă (4) are calculated separately.

Rapa (20,169) may also be a first name.

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 held by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may be found as: Rápa or Râpă. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rapa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 17,100th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 224,571 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 87 percent of Rapa live; 81 percent live in South Asia and 80 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Rapa is also the 37,556th most frequent first name globally, borne by 20,169 people.

The last name is most commonly used in India, where it is held by 26,088 people, or 1 in 29,403. In India it is mostly found in: Tamil Nadu, where 98 percent reside, Andhra Pradesh, where 1 percent reside and Telangana, where 0 percent reside. Beside India Rapa exists in 66 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 4 percent reside and Poland, where 3 percent reside.

Rapa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Rapa has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 4,136 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 1,550 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rapa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Rapa surname is chiefly Orthodox (50%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Rapa surname are 3.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 57.14% being 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rápa929/
Rappa894,956/
Raspa892,655/
Rapas891,355/
Rapha891,260/
Rapaj89896/
Rapea89645/
Rapai89572/
Rapat89459/
Rahpa89454/
Rapaz89414/
Raepa89305/
Rapau89277/
Rapay89274/
Raupa89170/
Raipa89138/
Rrapa89113/
Rajpa8986/
Rapah8951/
Raypa8947/
Raapa8938/
Rapač8929/
Rapoa8917/
Rapad8913/
Rapga8910/
Hrapa897/
Rapaa897/
Rapap894/
Ratpa894/
Reapa892/
Rhapa891/
Rapfa891/
Râpă834/
Raphai803,199/
Rappai801,404/
Rrapaj801,327/
Rapaić80675/
Rappaz80487/
Rapach80458/
Rapaud80354/
Rapaya80353/
Rapeau80351/
Rapatz80221/
Raphat80208/
Rappay80119/
Rappas8096/
Rahpas8046/
Radpas8045/
Ratpha8035/
Raphay8034/
Rappat8033/
Rajpai8032/
Raspas8030/
Raspai8024/
Rashpa8023/
Radpay8022/
Rapaja8022/
Rapatt8020/
Rrapai8020/
Ratpat8019/
Raypat8018/
Raapaa8014/
Raspay8013/
Rapgay8013/
Rahupa8013/
Rapaha8013/
Raspat8012/
Rapaai8012/
Raipah8011/
Raphea8010/
Rrappa809/
Rapaut809/
Raupat809/
Rasppa808/
Raphas808/
Rappha808/
Rašpľa808/
Raspau808/
Rappah807/
Rapaat806/
Rapats806/
Raphad804/
Rappad804/
Rahapa804/
Rapeas804/
Raapay804/
Rapaah803/
Raupha803/
Raipat803/
Raupah803/
Rahpaa803/
Raaipa803/
Rapazz802/
Reappa802/
Rapaiy802/
Rapaia802/
Raphah802/
Radpai802/
Rapuha802/
Rajpaj801/
Rgappa801/
Rapaij801/
Rapais801/
Rapash801/
Rapasz801/
Raypad801/
Raipas801/
Rapaič801/
Rapaïe801/
Rapeea801/
Raspad801/
Raupau801/
Rrapaz801/
Raupai801/
Raspaz801/
Raipha801/
Razpai801/
Rapi759,499/
Repa756,172/
Ropa754,523/
Rapo752,819/
Rape751,979/
Rapy75403/
Répa7590/
Rapé755/
Rapè752/
Raupach733,423/
Ratphat731,475/
Raspaud73526/
Rapaich73142/
Rappaya73108/
Rappach7386/
Raspaut7359/
Rapaggi7344/
Rajpath7337/
Rahapha7334/
Raphais7332/
Radpash7329/
Rapahie7324/
Raspass7320/
Raphaiy7317/
Raphaat7316/
Rapeaux7313/
Rappatz7310/
Raphaih7310/
Raspeau7310/
Rahpast739/
Rapa'ai738/
Rapheha737/
Razpash737/
Rajpaut736/
Rajphat736/
Raiphay734/
Rauphas734/
Raphaij734/
Rahaapa733/
Raphait733/
Raepaha733/
Raphajh732/
Rapa'ee732/
Rajpaat731/
Rahappa731/
Raddppa731/
Rhapath731/
Raupahe731/
Raphaaj731/
Hrapach731/
Hrapaja731/
Hrapatš731/
Raipaya731/
Raphaud731/
Rapahai731/
Rahiepa731/
Ratphai731/
Raupaud731/
Rauphat731/
Raaipha731/
Radpast731/
Rapheat731/
Reapath731/
Reaspah731/
Rasspha731/
Raphaha731/
Geerapa731/
Raspaux730/
Raper6710,074/
Rappe674,534/
Rapoo674,262/
Roopa673,699/
Rapiz671,895/
Rappo671,891/
Raphy671,425/
Rapis671,238/
Raspe671,108/
Reppa671,071/
Roppa67967/
Rrapi67919/
Reape67913/
Raspo67899/
Rapio67879/
Raphi67727/
Rapet67725/
Roupa67569/
Rappi67504/
Rapii67500/
Rahpi67456/
Ropai67414/
Rapei67397/
Rapie67318/
Rapos67307/
Rapey67306/
Raspi67280/
Raupe67272/
Reipa67223/
Rrapo67218/
Ropas67197/
Repai67191/
Radpi67177/
Rapoy67169/
Rapes67156/
Rapyi67154/
Ropah67150/
Ropat67150/
Rospa67128/
Rapou67122/
Rappy67116/
Rapeu67112/
Roepa67108/
Rapee67104/
Rapoz6799/
Rapit6796/
Rapid6792/
Rappé6791/
Rapez6782/
Ropaj6777/
Ropay6776/
Repah6770/
Raipo6756/
Repay6753/
Raphe6753/
Raape6749/
Rahpo6749/
Rapoš6746/
Rhepa6741/
Raspé6739/
Rapih6737/
Reapy6735/
Raipe6733/
Repaň6732/
Rapoi6730/
Rapij6728/
Rajpo6725/
Répay6724/
Reypa6721/
Rapoj6719/
Raapi6718/
Rapui6715/
Répai6714/
Roipa6714/
Raaipaya6713/
Raphé6713/
Rapot6712/
Radpo6712/
Raphaiph6712/
Raipi6711/
Rabpi6711/
Hropa6711/
Rapho6710/
Rajpi679/
Raupi679/
Rotpa679/
Ratpi678/
Roypa677/
Rapip677/
Rapiy676/
Ropad676/
Rapeh676/
Reepa676/
Raphaush675/
Raypo674/
Raypahad674/
Reapo674/
Raapy674/
Rapfi673/
Ropaz673/
Rhape673/
Raspy673/
Hrapi673/
Hrapo673/
Rapaňová673/
Rapge672/
Rajpe672/
Rauppach672/
Reapi672/
Rajpy671/
Rahaphaj671/
Raipahad671/
Raishpaj671/
Raped671/
Rapje671/
Geerappa671/
Hrepa671/
Rapeć671/
Rapfe671/
Raphaijh671/
Rapod671/
Rapuo671/
Rapée671/
Rapaiová671/
Rapatsch671/
Raupaova671/
Rhopa671/
Radppash671/
Râpaş671/
Rodpa671/
Rgopa671/
Ropaa671/
Rrape671/
Raupo671/
Reupa671/
Rapoh671/
Readpath670/
Ruipa670/
Rasppach670/

Rapa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rapa in the Georgian language
რაფაrapa-
Rapa in the Marathi language
रपाrapa70.59
रापाrapa29.41
Rapa in the Oriya language
ରପାrapa57.14
ରାପାrapa28.57
ରାପrapa3.57
େରାପାerapa3.57
ରପrapa3.57
ରୂପାrupa3.57
Rapa in the Tibetan language
ར་པ།rapa50
ར་པ་rapa50
Rapa in the Hindi language
रापाrapa42.11
रपाrapa31.58
्रपrapa15.79
रअपाra'apa5.26
रम्पाrampa5.26
Rapa in the Russian language
Рапаrapa-

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