Rapitse Surname

638,206th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 477 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Rapitse Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rapitse Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho2511:8,0981,797
Botswana1431:15,2932,975
South Africa821:660,70448,422
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Rapitse (46) may also be a first name.

Rapitse Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rapitse occurs in Lesotho more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rapitse? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 638,206th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 15,277,874 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Rapitse live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,484,914th most commonly used first name throughout the world, borne by 46 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Lesotho, where it is held by 251 people, or 1 in 8,098. In Lesotho Rapitse is mostly concentrated in: Mafeteng District, where 59 percent are found, Maseru District, where 18 percent are found and Berea District, where 13 percent are found. Outside of Lesotho Rapitse occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Botswana, where 30 percent are found and South Africa, where 17 percent are found.

Rapitse Last Name Statistics demography

Rapitse earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 27.35% less than the national average, earning R 172,644 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rapits9210/
Rapise921/
Rapitsi86732/
Rapetse8625/
Rappise8624/
Raputse869/
Rapiset861/
Repitse861/
Rapis831,238/
Raphutse8018/
Rapitsch809/
Rapisa77108/
Rapese7739/
Rapids7732/
Rappis7729/
Rapice7718/
Raapis7714/
Raupis7714/
Rapisp7713/
Reapis776/
Raspis774/
Rapies773/
Rapist772/
Raphis772/
Rapais771/
Rapish771/
Rappitsch75182/
Raphutshe7535/
Radpisheh751/
Rahpisheh751/
Rahpish71101/
Rappisi7156/
Raphais7132/
Raispis7130/
Hrapiec7127/
Rapesis7119/
Rapecis7114/
Radpish7110/
Raupisi718/
Rapeisi717/
Rapetsi715/
Raputsi712/
Repitsi712/
Rappisa712/
Rajspis712/
Rauppis712/
Rapitch711/
Rapiesa711/
Raapitz711/
Razpish711/
Rapiche711/
Raphisa711/
Rapetsa711/
Rapheis711/
Reapies711/
Rapiz671,895/
Rapetsoa671,653/
Rapić67605/
Rapes67156/
Ropis67103/
Rapez6782/
Ropitsch6740/
Rapic6735/
Raphutsi6722/
Raspitzi676/
Rodpised674/
Rodpisez674/
Rapessis671/
Rapeć671/
Rapex671/
Rapuishi671/
Rapisova671/
Rapfidze671/
Raphisis671/

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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 Rapitse
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