Rapelas Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Rapelas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rapelas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Rapelas Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rapelas is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rapelas? popularity and diffusion

The last name Rapelas is the 6,063,924th most prevalent last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Rapelas live; 80 percent live in Southern Africa and 80 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most numerous in South Africa, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 6,772,213. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Gauteng, where 100 percent are found. Excluding South Africa Rapelas exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 10 percent are found and Spain, where 10 percent are found.

Rapelas Last Name Statistics demography

Rapelas earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 66.9% less than the national average, earning R 78,648 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rapela92928/
Raphela862,949/
Rapolas8634/
Rapalas8619/
Raipela8611/
Rapelia866/
Rapeela865/
Rapelah861/
Raspela861/
Rapetla861/
Ropelas861/
Rapelya860/
Rapheala806/
Rapeylai805/
Roupelas803/
Raphella802/
Raapetla801/
Rapheila801/
Rapelo77851/
Ropela77360/
Rapila77148/
Rapeła77131/
Raphealla751/
Rapayla71449/
Rapaila71175/
Ropelos7167/
Rapetlo7128/
Raphila7120/
Rapitla7111/
Rapilia7110/
Rajpila717/
Rapoyla715/
Hrapyla714/
Rapolos712/
Raphelo712/
Roupela712/
Rappila711/
Rapoila711/
Rapilap711/
Roopela711/
Rapeley711/
Rapalos711/
Ratphila67149/
Rapaaila6738/
Raphelot6714/
Rachpila675/
Rospelos672/
Raiphila671/
Raphello671/
Rapheelo671/
Rappeley670/

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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 Rapelas
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