Rapentse Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Rapentse Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rapentse Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho131:156,35113,063
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

The alternate forms: Rapentše (1) are calculated separately.

Rapentse Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rapentse is found most frequently in Lesotho. It may also occur as: Rapentše. Click here to see other potential spellings of Rapentse.

How Common Is The Last Name Rapentse? popularity and diffusion

Rapentse is the 5,213,395th most commonly used surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Rapentse reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most widespread in Lesotho, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 156,351. In Lesotho Rapentse is most common in: Leribe District, where 100 percent live. Excluding Lesotho it occurs in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rapentše961/
Rapents'e9411/
Rapenets887/
Rapynets7555/
Rabentos7547/
Rapontso7530/
Rapantas7520/
Rapinets754/
Repenets753/
Rabenitas71100/
Raponts'o7123/
Rupeneits715/
Rapont'so711/
Rupendase711/
Rabants679/
Rubiantose677/
Rupenheits673/
Rubants672/
Rapands672/
Robents671/
Rapinz5728/

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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 Rapentse
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