Rapolo Surname

2,483,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Rapolo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rapolo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho251:81,30210,029
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
India51:153,413,076951,030
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Rapolo (233) may also be a first name.

Rapolo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rapolo is most common in Lesotho. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rapolo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,483,783rd most common surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 121,459,099 people. The last name Rapolo is predominantly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Rapolo reside; 67 percent reside in Southern Africa and 67 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Rapolo is also the 587,225th most common forename internationally, borne by 233 people.

The surname is most numerous in Lesotho, where it is carried by 25 people, or 1 in 81,302. In Lesotho Rapolo is most frequent in: Mafeteng District, where 56 percent reside, Maseru District, where 40 percent reside and Mohale's Hoek District, where 4 percent reside. Barring Lesotho it is found in 7 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 25 percent reside and Indonesia, where 12 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rapholo921,853/
Rapotlo92109/
Rapollo927/
Rappolo923/
Rapolos922/
Rapoolo921/
Rapoloi921/
Raphoolo86247/
Rhapotlo864/
Raphotlo861/
Rhapholo861/
Rapalo839,822/
Rapelo83851/
Rapola83511/
Ropolo83425/
Repolo8367/
Rapulo833/
Rópolo831/
Repollo775,723/
Roppolo771,322/
Rapallo77815/
Rapolla77667/
Raphalo77271/
Rapoula77182/
Repoylo77179/
Ruopolo77168/
Ratpalo7766/
Raphulo7739/
Repolio7736/
Rapolas7734/
Repolyo7728/
Raipola7718/
Raipalo7710/
Ropollo777/
Rapoyla775/
Rappola775/
Ratpola775/
Raepalo773/
Raphola773/
Repoilo772/
Repoolo772/
Raphelo772/
Rappalo772/
Rapotla772/
Rapoila771/
Repoloo771/
Raputlo771/
Ropolho771/
Rapalos771/
Ruoppolo71728/
Raspallo7147/
Rappallo7122/
Rautpalo7122/
Repollio7110/
Raphotla7110/
Roppollo718/
Repolllo715/
Repoulho714/
Raphaelo713/
Rapoglia713/
Raphohla712/
Repollyo712/
Reppollo712/
Raphahlo711/
Rapheelo711/
Raphello711/
Repoyllo711/
Rauphalo711/
Rgaphola711/
Rapala671,156/
Rapela67928/
Rapula67793/
Repalo67674/
Repola67472/
Ropalo67260/
Rapheello6795/
Ropelo6727/
Repelo6727/
Rápalo6724/
Rajputlod671/
Ropola671/
Ràpalo671/

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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 Rapolo
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