Rapapi Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
South Africa

Rapapi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rapapi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India131:59,005,029552,550
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Rapapi (28) may also be a first name.

Rapapi Last Name Facts

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

Rapapi occurs in India more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rapapi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,772,636th most widely held last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 82 percent of Rapapi are found; 76 percent are found in South Asia and 76 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Rapapi is also the 1,994,417th most commonly occurring first name world-wide It is held by 28 people.

The surname Rapapi is most commonly held in India, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 59,005,029. In India Rapapi is most numerous in: Tamil Nadu, where 92 percent reside and Kerala, where 8 percent reside. Excluding India Rapapi exists in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 18 percent reside and Malaysia, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rapapis923/
Rapapa831,247/
Rapopi8314/
Repapi832/
Raspopi7726/
Raphapa7724/
Roupapi7717/
Rapapet775/
Rapapes771/
Rapaped771/
Rapappa771/
Rapaapa771/
Rapapaj771/
Raphapha7133/
Raspopoi711/
Raphaphe711/
Rappappa711/
Raphophi711/
Raphaphet67540/
Repape673/
Ropape672/
Rapopa671/
Repepi671/
Rospape62109/
Raphepe6226/
Raupepe629/
Rospopi624/
Raphephe5793/
Răspăpoi571/
Repepe5011/

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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 Rapapi
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