Rapael Surname

1,168,344th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 204 people bear this surname

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

Rapael Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rapael Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1191:1,111,33879,949
Papua New Guinea351:232,96332,024
Philippines231:4,401,662162,661
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Rapael (1,665) may also be a first name.

Rapael Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rapael (Georgian: რაფაელ, Marathi: रफेल, Oriya: ରାପାଏଲ) occurs most in Indonesia. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Rapael.

How Common Is The Last Name Rapael? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,168,344th most commonly occurring surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 35,723,264 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 71 percent of Rapael are found; 71 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 60 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Rapael is also the 188,704th most frequently used given name internationally It is held by 1,665 people.

The surname Rapael is most numerous in Indonesia, where it is borne by 119 people, or 1 in 1,111,338. In Indonesia it is most frequent in: North Sumatra, where 77 percent reside, West Java, where 9 percent reside and North Sulawesi, where 7 percent reside. Besides Indonesia Rapael is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 17 percent reside and The Philippines, where 11 percent reside.

Rapael Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Rapael has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Rapael surname expanded 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Raphael92172,901/
Rapahel9220/
Rahpael9216/
Rapeael923/
Rapaael922/
Rapfael922/
Rapaiel922/
Rapayel921/
Rappael921/
Rhapael921/
Rapel91289/
Raphaele8641/
Raphaell8614/
Reaphael866/
Rhaphael864/
Raphaael864/
Rappayel863/
Rapheael863/
Raephael862/
Raphayel862/
Raiphael861/
Rappaele861/
Rapfhael861/
Raphhael861/
Rappel831,623/
Raspel83324/
Rapail8339/
Rapeal8329/
Rapaul8320/
Rapiel8312/
Rahpel8310/
Hrapel839/
Rapell838/
Raipel833/
Rapuel832/
Rapehl831/
Rapeel831/
Rhapel830/
Repael830/
Raphaelle8041/
Rapl8038/
Rapaelova8012/
Rapfaelle801/
Rapheal7710,410/
Raspail771,076/
Rajpaul77862/
Rappelt77204/
Raphiel77192/
Raeppel77155/
Rappell77104/
Rophael7769/
Raphail7753/
Rephael7733/
Rashpel7726/
Hraipel7716/
Rahpeal778/
Reaphel778/
Rapheel777/
Raphuel774/
Raiphel774/
Rhapeal774/
Rapaile772/
Rapheil772/
Raypaul771/
Rajpail771/
Raspell771/
Rapiyal771/
Rappail771/
Rapealh771/
Raphaél771/
Rapouel771/
Rapahil771/
Raszpel771/
Raphoel771/
Reapell770/
Raphaelova7511/
Raphaelová751/
Rappl732,183/
Ropel73949/
Repel73613/
Rapil73107/
Raupl7344/
Röpel7332/
Raspl7327/
Rašpl7324/
Raplh7318/
Raphl732/
Rapaille71293/
Rachpaul71127/
Rouphael7175/
Raspayle7130/
Rajhpaul7116/
Raspaile718/
Rapalova718/
Raphieal717/
Rapelova715/
Raphayal715/
Raapheal712/
Raipheal711/
Rapheall711/
Raupheal711/
Raphiyel711/
Rapoutel711/
Rashpaul711/
Raphaile711/
Raphaial711/
Reapheal710/
Roppel671,635/
Reppel671,038/
Roepel6777/
Ropell6752/
Rappaille6734/
Räppel6731/
Reepel6728/
Rospel6727/
Röpell6725/
Ropelt6721/
Ropaul6717/
Röppel6715/
Raspayale6713/
Rapuul6712/
Raupil678/
Raipil676/
Raspil675/
Rapoul674/
Raapil674/
Repell673/
Reupel672/
Raspaille672/
Raphël672/
Raplph671/
Rehpel671/
Rapill671/
Raplhs671/
Rapoyaule671/
Ropeel671/
Roipel671/
Roupel671/
Reipel671/
Repeel671/
Repuel671/
Rabpil671/
Roopel670/

Rapael Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rapael in the Georgian language
რაფაელrapael-
Rapael in the Oriya language
ରାପାଏଲrapa'ela-
Rapael in the Marathi language
रफेलraphela66.67
िरफेलiraphela33.33

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rapael
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