Rapapa Surname

303,968th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,247 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Rapapa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rapapa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho7931:2,563370
India3631:2,113,12871,269
South Africa811:668,86148,796
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

Rapapa (147) may also be a first name.

Rapapa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rapapa (Russian: Рапапа) is most common in Lesotho. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rapapa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 303,968th most frequently held surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,844,062 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 70 percent of Rapapa reside; 70 percent reside in Southern Africa and 70 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Rapapa is also the 760,591st most commonly occurring given name on earth. It is borne by 147 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Lesotho, where it is held by 793 people, or 1 in 2,563. In Lesotho it is mostly concentrated in: Berea District, where 66 percent reside, Mohale's Hoek District, where 15 percent reside and Leribe District, where 9 percent reside. Apart from Lesotho this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in India, where 29 percent reside and South Africa, where 6 percent reside.

Rapapa Last Name Statistics demography

Rapapa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 65.26% less than the national average, earning R 82,548 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Raphapa9224/
Raepapa9210/
Rapapau926/
Rapappa921/
Rapapas921/
Rapaepa921/
Rapaapa921/
Rapapaj921/
Raphapha8633/
Rappappa861/
Rapahapa861/
Rapaphat861/
Rapapi8317/
Repapa834/
Rapopa831/
Rapepa831/
Rospapa777/
Rapapet775/
Rapapis773/
Rappapo771/
Rapapes771/
Rapaped771/
Roszpapa7154/
Raphaphe711/
Raphaphet67540/
Rapopo67431/
Rapopi6714/
Ropape672/
Ropapo672/
Raspopa62210/
Rospape62109/
Raspopi6226/
Roupapi6217/
Raphopo624/
Rajpopat57206/
Raphopho5712/
Raphepha571/
Raspopoi571/
Raphophi571/
Repopa502/
Ropopo501/

Rapapa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rapapa in the Russian language
Рапапаrapapa-

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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 Rapapa
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