Rapiletsa Surname

1,194,481st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 198 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Rapiletsa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rapiletsa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1041:520,93941,780
Lesotho941:21,6234,480

Rapiletsa Last Name Facts

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

Rapiletsa is found most frequently in South Africa. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rapiletsa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,194,481st most frequently held surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 36,805,787 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Rapiletsa live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most widely held in South Africa, where it is borne by 104 people, or 1 in 520,939. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Free State, where 73 percent reside, Gauteng, where 23 percent reside and Northern Cape, where 2 percent reside. Without taking into account South Africa it is found in one country. It is also common in Lesotho, where 47 percent reside.

Rapiletsa Last Name Statistics demography

Rapiletsa earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 27.39% less than the national average, earning R 172,560 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rapiletse896/
Raplets880/
Rapelesa8225/
Rapelesia787/
Rappelets781/
Riblets750/
Riplets750/
Rabulets71101/
Ropalets7124/
Rapeleso711/
Rabbilts710/
Raboletsi6740/
Raboletse673/
Rubaildes671/
Rapildoso671/
Rapelyce590/
Repulleza5674/

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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 Rapiletsa
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