Rapeli Surname

637,196th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 478 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Rapeli Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rapeli Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland2381:23,0953,213
India1801:4,261,474113,127
Lesotho271:75,2809,683
Malaysia131:2,268,78789,138
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
England11:55,718,059489,080
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Rapeli (31) may also be a first name.

Rapeli Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rapeli (Georgian: რაფელი, Marathi: रापेली) occurs more in Finland more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rapeli? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 637,196th most commonly held last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 15,245,912 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 51 percent of Rapeli live; 51 percent live in Northern Europe and 51 percent live in Scandinavia. Rapeli is also the 1,874,099th most commonly occurring first name globally, borne by 31 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Finland, where it is carried by 238 people, or 1 in 23,095. In Finland it is primarily concentrated in: Uusimaa, where 55 percent reside, Pirkanmaa, where 10 percent reside and Satakunta, where 10 percent reside. Apart from Finland this last name exists in 9 countries. It is also found in India, where 38 percent reside and Lesotho, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Rapeli Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rapeli in the Georgian language
რაფელიrapeli-
Rapeli in the Marathi language
रापेलीrapeli85.33
रपेलीrapeli6.67
रापेळीrapeli4
रापेrape2.67
रापेलीयाrapeliya1.33

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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 Rapeli
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