Rapelang Surname

291,225th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,314 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Rapelang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rapelang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa7191:75,3519,359
Botswana5901:3,707517
Lesotho41:508,14018,568
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Rapelang (5,004) may also be a first name.

Rapelang Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rapelang is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rapelang? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rapelang is the 291,225th most commonly used family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 5,546,078 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Rapelang are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Rapelang is also the 96,164th most widespread given name worldwide, borne by 5,004 people.

Rapelang is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is held by 719 people, or 1 in 75,351. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Northern Cape, where 49 percent live, North West, where 40 percent live and Gauteng, where 8 percent live. Other than South Africa it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Botswana, where 45 percent live and Lesotho, where 0 percent live.

Rapelang Last Name Statistics demography

Rapelang earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 55.27% less than the national average, earning R 106,284 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rapelian889/
Rapelain881/
Rapelane881/
Raphalang821/
Rapilan801/
Raphilan751/
Rapilane751/
Ropeland750/
Rapailane711/
Rapaylon634/

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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 Rapelang
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