Rapama Surname

3,055,934th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Burkina Faso

Rapama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rapama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India381:20,185,931296,209
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Rapama (21) may also be a first name.

Rapama Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rapama (Hindi: रपमा, Oriya: ରପମା) is carried by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Rapama click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rapama? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,055,934th most commonly used family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 177,745,022 people. Rapama occurs predominantly in Asia, where 95 percent of Rapama live; 93 percent live in South Asia and 93 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 2,368,944th most numerous forename internationally, held by 21 people.

This surname is most commonly held in India, where it is carried by 38 people, or 1 in 20,185,931. In India it is primarily found in: Tamil Nadu, where 100 percent live. Barring India Rapama occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Burkina Faso, where 2 percent live and Malaysia, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Rapama Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rapama in the Oriya language
ରପମାrapama-
Rapama in the Hindi language
रपमाrapama50
रपामाrapama50

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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 Rapama
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