Rapatu Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
South Africa

Rapatu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rapatu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Rapatu (13) may also be a first name.

Rapatu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rapatu (Hindi: रपतु, Marathi: रापटु, Oriya: ରପଟୁ) has its highest incidence in India. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rapatu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,968,613th most commonly used last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Rapatu are found; 50 percent are found in South Asia and 50 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequently used first name in the world It is held by 13 people.

It is most common in India, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 383,532,691. In India it is most common in: Andhra Pradesh, where 50 percent are found and Gujarat, where 50 percent are found. Without taking into account India this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 25 percent are found and South Africa, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rapatau921/
Raphatu921/
Rajpatu921/
Rapatout869/
Rapotu83649/
Rapetu8310/
Repatu831/
Ropatu831/
Rapothu7738/
Raphotu772/
Raapotu771/
Rachpotu71264/
Ropaitou718/
Rajpootu717/
Rappetou711/
Rapoothu711/
Raaspothu674/
Ropetu673/
Rachpothu673/
Repetu671/
Repetuh6210/
Ropotou625/

Rapatu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rapatu in the Hindi language
रपतुrapatu-
Rapatu in the Marathi language
रापटुrapatu-
Rapatu in the Oriya language
ରପଟୁrapatu75
ରପଟୂrapatu25

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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 Rapatu
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