Rapetswa Surname

269,245th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,449 people bear this surname

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

Rapetswa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rapetswa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,4371:37,7024,831
England71:7,959,723202,100
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Rapetswa (31) may also be a first name.

Rapetswa Last Name Facts

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

Rapetswa is found most frequently in South Africa. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Rapetswa.

How Common Is The Last Name Rapetswa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 269,245th most prevalent last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 5,029,362 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Rapetswa are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Rapetswa is also the 1,874,099th most common first name worldwide, held by 31 people.

The last name Rapetswa is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is carried by 1,437 people, or 1 in 37,702. In South Africa Rapetswa is primarily concentrated in: Gauteng, where 49 percent reside, Limpopo, where 38 percent reside and North West, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account South Africa this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in England, where 0 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent reside.

Rapetswa Last Name Statistics demography

Rapetswa earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 25.44% less than the national average, earning R 177,180 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Raphetswa943/
Rapetsa931/
Rapetsoa881,653/
Rapotswa8823/
Rabetswa885/
Rapetswe882/
Raputswa882/
Rapetsao881/
Raptsa863/
Rapatsa801,758/
Rapotsa8083/
Rapetse8025/
Rapetsi805/
Rapetso802/
Repetsa802/
Raputsa801/
Rapts776/
Rabetsoa759/
Raputsoa756/
Raputswe752/
Rapotswe751/
Rrapatsa751/
Raptis719,568/
Rabets71884/
Raptos71100/
Rupets7160/
Raptus7110/
Rapits7110/
Raptes717/
Rapats716/
Raputs713/
Reabetswe712/
Raputsiwe711/
Repetsewe711/
Raptas711/
Ropets711/
Raptsy710/
Riabets673,014/
Ryabets67991/
Rapitsi67732/
Rapitse67477/
Rapitso67451/
Hrabets67382/
Rabbets67181/
Rapatas6773/
Ruputsa6767/
Rapitis6760/
Rapteas6735/
Rapozwa6724/
Raputse679/
Reputsa678/
Rapides677/
Raybets675/
Rapotso674/
Raputas674/
Rapatsi673/
Rabtsau673/
Rabatsa672/
Rapatse672/
Rabitsa672/
Raputsi672/
Rapatso671/
Raptisi671/
Rabetes671/
Rupatsa671/
Rubetsa671/
Reppets671/
Rabutsa671/
Raptsoh671/
Raubets671/
Rapotas671/
Rapitas671/
Rapotsi671/
Rabetas671/
Rabetsi671/
Rabetts671/
Roupets671/
Rippets670/
Raputza670/
Rapotts670/

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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
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  • 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 Rapetswa
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