Raphephe Surname

1,931,261st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 93 people bear this surname

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

Raphephe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Raphephe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa931:582,55644,854

Raphephe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Raphephe is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Raphephe.

How Common Is The Last Name Raphephe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Raphephe is the 1,931,261st most prevalent family name globally, held by around 1 in 78,360,709 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Raphephe reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Raphephe is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is carried by 93 people, or 1 in 582,556. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Gauteng, where 52 percent reside, Free State, where 34 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 9 percent reside.

Raphephe Last Name Statistics demography

Raphephe earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 31.74% less than the national average, earning R 162,204 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Raphepe9326/
Raphaphe881/
Raphepha881/
Raupepe809/
Raphiph807/
Raphaiph7512/
Raphipha753/
Raphophi751/
Rapeev713/
Rapeef712/
Raphip711/
Rapepa711/
Rapihp711/

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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 Raphephe
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