Rapier Surname

180,955th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,353 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Grenada

Rapier Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rapier Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,0881:173,59117,467
Poland661:575,89053,502
England491:1,137,10353,999
Canada331:1,116,53381,834
Wales231:134,5459,804
Germany221:3,659,339158,771
Grenada121:9,045775
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Trinidad and Tobago111:123,9987,543
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Saint Lucia41:44,6952,207
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
France11:66,422,722504,397
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England351:696,43933,013
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1951:257,53221,220

Rapier (15) may also be a first name.

Rapier Last Name Facts

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

Rapier is found most in The United States. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rapier? popularity and diffusion

The last name Rapier is the 180,955th most commonly held surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 3,097,130 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 92 percent of Rapier live; 90 percent live in North America and 90 percent live in Anglo-North America. Rapier is also the 2,900,335th most widespread first name internationally, held by 15 people.

This surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 2,088 people, or 1 in 173,591. In The United States Rapier is most common in: Kentucky, where 11 percent live, Texas, where 10 percent live and Illinois, where 8 percent live. Apart from The United States Rapier occurs in 22 countries. It also occurs in Poland, where 3 percent live and England, where 2 percent live.

Rapier Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Rapier has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Rapier surname rose 1,071 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 140 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rapier Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Rapier surname are 25.92% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 72.69% being registered with the political party.

The amount Rapier earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 88.18% less than the national average, earning R 28,092 per year; in United States they earn 2.88% less than the national average, earning $41,907 USD per year and in Canada they earn 53.82% more than the national average, earning $76,420 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Razpier9212/
Raspier9211/
Rapiere925/
Rappier925/
Rapiert921/
Raper9110,074/
Rapie91318/
Rapir91167/
Rapierre861/
Rappiere860/
Rajper831,970/
Rasper83956/
Reaper83712/
Rapior83435/
Rapert83333/
Rapiej83153/
Raeper8389/
Rapiee8367/
Rapper8339/
Raaper8335/
Rapher8316/
Razpie8316/
Raspir8315/
Rauper8312/
Raphie8312/
Rapiey8311/
Rapiei8310/
Rapeer838/
Rayper837/
Raiper835/
Rajpir834/
Rapies833/
Repier833/
Ratper833/
Rašper833/
Radper832/
Raphir832/
Rahper832/
Ropier831/
Rappir831/
Rappie831/
Rapeur831/
Raipir831/
Rapere831/
Rapire831/
Razper831/
Raapie831/
Raperd830/
Rappert77209/
Rhaphie7727/
Raupfer7725/
Raysper7723/
Raphair7713/
Raszpir7712/
Raupert7711/
Raphire778/
Rajpeer777/
Raipert774/
Raphear774/
Raajper774/
Rauphie774/
Rapihie774/
Rapaire773/
Reapere773/
Rachper772/
Raypert771/
Rabpert771/
Rahpoer771/
Raipher771/
Reapies771/
Raupeer771/
Rasbper771/
Raspert771/
Rapeije771/
Raphhir771/
Raphere771/
Raphiei771/
Raupper771/
Rapihei771/
Raipper770/
Reapear770/
Raupher770/
Reapirt770/
Reapper770/
Rappere770/
Roper7345,342/
Röper732,738/
Reper731,248/
Repir7394/
Rapre7385/
Ropie7350/
Rapge732/
Rapje731/
Rapée731/
Raschper7171/
Rappauer7137/
Raidpere718/
Raphaire717/
Raphaiar714/
Rouphier713/
Rahpioei711/
Ropert671,553/
Roeper671,358/
Repper67940/
Roupie67392/
Reuper67254/
Rooper67212/
Rapiha6798/
Ropper6791/
Röpert6791/
Reyper6773/
Roperz6756/
Roperh6746/
Rophie6739/
Reiper6721/
Rapeai6721/
Rosper6717/
Repair6715/
Rospir6713/
Repher6712/
Reeper6711/
Ropiee6710/
Rhoper679/
Röpper679/
Ropiet677/
Rapgey677/
Rodper672/
Ropeer672/
Ropiej672/
Hreper672/
Raipge671/
Raphre671/
Rapjid671/
Roperd671/
Roiper671/
Rouper671/
Rapija671/
Rapiță671/
Ropiei671/
Rapiaa671/
Rapiii671/
Repoir670/
Ropies670/
Ropeir670/

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Rapier Reference & Research

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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 Rapier
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis