Raphepela Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

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

Raphepela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Raphepela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638

Raphepela Last Name Facts

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

The surname Raphepela is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Raphepela? popularity and diffusion

The surname Raphepela is the 5,587,209th most numerous family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Raphepela reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 4,514,809. In South Africa Raphepela is mostly concentrated in: Gauteng, where 92 percent reside and Limpopo, where 8 percent reside.

Raphepela Last Name Statistics demography

Raphepela earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 92.5% less than the national average, earning R 17,820 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Raphephela956/
Raphepele89126/
Raphapela891/
Raphephele8419/
Rapepele821/
Rapapala711/
Rapapaila671/
Rapophala671/
Rapapaaila636/
Ropapola594/

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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 Raphepela
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