Rapeleng Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Rapeleng Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rapeleng Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250

Rapeleng (14) may also be a first name.

Rapeleng Last Name Facts

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

Rapeleng is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rapeleng? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 10,311,814th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Rapeleng occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Rapeleng reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most commonly used first name throughout the world, borne by 14 people.

It is most numerous in South Africa, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 27,088,852. Barring South Africa Rapeleng occurs in one country. It also occurs in Botswana, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rapelen9320/
Raplen862/
Raphaleng822/
Rapoeling821/
Rapelin807/
Rapplen801/
Raupelienė786/
Rappelin7530/
Rapelina7516/
Repoeling712/
Rapilin6721/
Ropelin678/
Roppilin501/

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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 Rapeleng
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