Raphiri Surname

189,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,224 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Raphiri Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Raphiri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2,0641:26,2493,364
Lesotho1041:19,5444,101
Botswana501:43,7398,388
England41:13,929,515290,718
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Raphiri (153) may also be a first name.

Raphiri Last Name Facts

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

The surname Raphiri is found most in South Africa. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Raphiri? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 189,889th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 3,276,774 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Raphiri live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 743,570th most frequently used first name worldwide, held by 153 people.

Raphiri is most widely held in South Africa, where it is carried by 2,064 people, or 1 in 26,249. In South Africa Raphiri is mostly found in: Gauteng, where 53 percent reside, Limpopo, where 28 percent reside and North West, where 11 percent reside. Excluding South Africa this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Lesotho, where 5 percent reside and Botswana, where 2 percent reside.

Raphiri Last Name Statistics demography

Raphiri earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 42.27% less than the national average, earning R 137,196 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rhaphiri932/
Rapiri924/
Rapphairi88118/
Raiphairi885/
Rajphirit881/
Raphire868/
Raipiri864/
Raphira862/
Reapiri861/
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Rapiris861/
Rahpiri861/
Raphaire807/
Rapuri773,908/
Rafiri77106/
Rapira7715/
Raperi772/
Rapire771/
Ropphairi7544/
Rotphairi7539/
Robphairi751/
Rodphairi751/
Rhafiri71345/
Raphera7184/
Raapuri7163/
Rapuuri7155/
Raupuri7146/
Rapiray7140/
Raaperi7131/
Rapiera7128/
Raipuri7127/
Rapirez7111/
Rafitri7110/
Raypuri717/
Rapiere715/
Rapaire713/
Repairi712/
Rafirri711/
Repirie711/
Repieri711/
Rapeari711/
Rapiraj711/
Raphere711/
Rafairi711/
Rhoufiri67170/
Rafithri679/
Raapuuri678/
Reupirie671/
Reipirie671/
Rapiraja671/
Rapierre671/
Rappiere670/

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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 Raphiri
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