Rapeanu Surname

655,080th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 460 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Rapeanu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rapeanu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania4311:46,5845,804
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
England21:27,859,030389,889
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Râpeanu (45) & Răpeanu (10) are calculated separately.

Rapeanu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rapeanu has its highest incidence in Romania. It can also appear as a variant: Râpeanu or Răpeanu. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rapeanu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 655,080th most frequently held family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 15,842,491 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Rapeanu are found; 94 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 94 percent are found in Romanian Europe.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Romania, where it is carried by 431 people, or 1 in 46,584. In Romania it is primarily concentrated in: Bucharest Municipality, where 28 percent reside, Buzău County, where 27 percent reside and Brașov County, where 14 percent reside. Other than Romania Rapeanu is found in 12 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 2 percent reside and Switzerland, where 1 percent reside.

Rapeanu Last Name Statistics demography

Rapeanu earn somewhat more than the average income. In Canada they earn 7.38% more than the national average, earning $53,350 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Râpeanu9545/
Răpeanu9510/
Rapanu92140/
Rapanut861,545/
Ripeanu86504/
Rapanou8654/
Repeanu8630/
Rapangu867/
Rapanus861/
Hrapanu861/
Rapanui861/
Rappenus809/
Ratpanus804/
Ratpanud801/
Ropenu77107/
Repanu7713/
Râpanu773/
Rapinu771/
Raphanaud7562/
Rapanault7517/
Răpițeanu752/
Rajapanut751/
Rapinus7119/
Repanou7117/
Roopanu718/
Ropenui715/
Ropenus715/
Rodpanu711/
Riepenau6713/
Ropianus679/
Ruepannu671/
Ropinus5715/
Rapinoe5713/

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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 Rapeanu
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