Rapita Surname

340,354th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,080 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Rapita Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rapita Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho2471:8,2291,829
South Africa2351:230,54323,873
Poland2061:184,50825,151
Indonesia1671:791,91160,260
Philippines1371:738,96573,424
France171:3,907,219231,005
Italy161:3,822,293103,776
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
India91:85,229,487684,495
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
England41:13,929,515290,718
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

The alternate forms: Rapità (2) are calculated separately.

Rapita (1,589) may also be a first name.

Rapita Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rapita (Georgian: რაფიტა, Hindi: रपिता, Marathi: रपीता, Russian: Рапита) occurs in Lesotho more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as: Rapità. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rapita? popularity and diffusion

It is the 340,354th most commonly held surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 6,747,728 people. The surname Rapita is primarily found in Africa, where 45 percent of Rapita reside; 45 percent reside in Southern Africa and 45 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 193,966th most numerous given name internationally, held by 1,589 people.

This last name is most widespread in Lesotho, where it is borne by 247 people, or 1 in 8,229. In Lesotho Rapita is most numerous in: Mokhotlong District, where 61 percent reside, Qacha's Nek District, where 19 percent reside and Leribe District, where 9 percent reside. Other than Lesotho this surname is found in 19 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 22 percent reside and Poland, where 19 percent reside.

Rapita Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Rapita last name is principally Christian (50%) in Ukraine.

The amount Rapita earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 15.65% less than the national average, earning R 200,448 per year and in Canada they earn 3.35% more than the national average, earning $51,346 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rapità942/
Rapista923,487/
Raphita9231/
Raspita9220/
Raupita9219/
Rapitta9217/
Rapitai929/
Rapieta926/
Rahpita923/
Rapizta922/
Rapitas921/
Rapitah921/
Rajpita921/
Raipita921/
Raapita921/
Rapiteau86123/
Raspitha8612/
Raipoita865/
Rapishta861/
Rappista861/
Raputa83521/
Rapiti83402/
Rapeta83395/
Repita83241/
Ropita83241/
Rapyta83109/
Rapite8316/
Rapito836/
Rapité831/
Rapity831/
Rrapishta8019/
Rospita77982/
Rapetta77206/
Rapesta7799/
Rahpity7773/
Rapitis7760/
Repitah7724/
Rapheta7722/
Rapetoa7720/
Rajpeta7716/
Raupito7714/
Rapitti776/
Rapisto776/
Rapaiti775/
Raeputa775/
Ropista775/
Rapitou774/
Rhopita773/
Raapeta773/
Rapitii771/
Raupite771/
Raipeta771/
Rahputa771/
Ropitha771/
Rapetha771/
Raapiti771/
Rappite770/
Raphity770/
Ropiteau71134/
Raphetha7182/
Raiputta7139/
Ropitaux7115/
Raspitou714/
Raphutha711/
Raspitos711/
Rajputai711/
Rajpitti711/
Rapietti711/
Raajpeta711/
Rachpiti711/
Rapeti674,586/
Repeta671,343/
Ropeta67385/
Repito67155/
Raiputtha6751/
Ropiteaux6737/
Rapeto6728/
Rappestad6727/
Rapete6723/
Reputa6720/
Repyta6719/
Rápity6717/
Raputo6717/
Rajpettah6710/
Raiphutta674/
Ropitault673/
Roputa672/
Raiphutha672/
Rapyti671/
Raspistos671/
Rapety671/
Ropito671/
Rauputtha671/

Rapita Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rapita in the Georgian language
რაფიტაrapita-
Rapita in the Marathi language
रपीताrapita-
Rapita in the Hindi language
रपिताrapita80
रपीताrapita20
Rapita in the Russian language
Рапитаrapita-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rapita
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