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) is found in India more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Rapatu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rapatu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rapatu is the 8,968,613th most commonly occurring last name in the world, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name Rapatu is predominantly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Rapatu reside; 50 percent reside in South Asia and 50 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Rapatu is also the 3,159,357th most widely held given name world-wide It is held by 13 people.

Rapatu is most widely held in India, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 383,532,691. In India Rapatu is mostly found in: Andhra Pradesh, where 50 percent live and Gujarat, where 50 percent live. Apart from India it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 25 percent live and South Africa, where 25 percent live.

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
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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 Rapatu
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