Raposa Surname
Approximately 3,062 people bear this surname
Raposa Surname User-submission:
This surname means 'fox' in Portuguese.
Raposa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,818 | 1:199,372 | 19,617 |
| Philippines | 494 | 1:204,936 | 32,217 |
| Brazil | 396 | 1:540,592 | 20,255 |
| Hungary | 180 | 1:54,535 | 5,767 |
| Portugal | 66 | 1:157,852 | 6,835 |
| Canada | 32 | 1:1,151,425 | 83,867 |
| India | 24 | 1:31,961,058 | 386,265 |
| Guam | 12 | 1:13,343 | 2,098 |
| Zimbabwe | 6 | 1:2,573,040 | 106,478 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1:14,247,805 | 235,975 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 1:10,068,026 | 60,591 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
The alternate forms: Rapoša (1) are calculated separately.
Raposa (42) may also be a first name.
Raposa Surname Meaning
Raposa Demographics
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Raposa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Raposa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Raposa (Russian: Рапоса) is found most in The United States. It can also appear as a variant: Rapoša. For other potential spellings of Raposa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Raposa? popularity and diffusion
Raposa is the 145,016th most frequently held last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 2,379,995 people. Raposa is primarily found in The Americas, where 73 percent of Raposa live; 60 percent live in North America and 59 percent live in Anglo-North America. Raposa is also the 1,566,439th most prevalent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 42 people.
The last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 1,818 people, or 1 in 199,372. In The United States it is mostly found in: Massachusetts, where 42 percent are found, Rhode Island, where 22 percent are found and California, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this surname is found in 28 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 16 percent are found and Brazil, where 13 percent are found.
Raposa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Raposa has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Raposa surname grew 181,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Raposa Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Raposa surname are 44.92% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 98.15% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Raposa earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 8.89% more than the national average, earning $46,986 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.98% more than the national average, earning $53,153 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Raposa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Raposa in the Russian language | ||
| Рапоса | raposa | - |
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Footnotes
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