Raposa Surname

145,016th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,062 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guam

Raposa Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'fox' in Portuguese.

Raposa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,8181:199,37219,617
Philippines4941:204,93632,217
Brazil3961:540,59220,255
Hungary1801:54,5355,767
Portugal661:157,8526,835
Canada321:1,151,42583,867
India241:31,961,058386,265
Guam121:13,3432,098
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
England51:11,143,612252,590
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Rapoša (1) are calculated separately.

Raposa (42) may also be a first name.

Raposa Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'fox' in Portuguese.

- e1rapoza

Raposa Last Name Facts

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

Raposa (Russian: Рапоса) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant: Rapoša. Click here for further potential spellings of Raposa.

How Common Is The Last Name Raposa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Raposa is the 145,016th most commonly occurring last name internationally, held by around 1 in 2,379,995 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 73 percent of Raposa are found; 60 percent are found in North America and 59 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Raposa is also the 1,566,439th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 42 people.

It is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 1,818 people, or 1 in 199,372. In The United States Raposa is most frequent 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 is also found in The Philippines, where 16 percent are found and Brazil, where 13 percent are found.

Raposa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Raposa has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Raposa last name rose 181,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Raposa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Raposa are 44.92% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 98.15% being registered to vote for the 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rapoša941/
Raposas921,938/
Rapotsa9283/
Rapousa9224/
Rasposa927/
Rapposa922/
Rapossa922/
Raphosa921/
Rapoosa921/
Raposaas861/
Rapposas861/
Raposo8366,819/
Rapoza832,519/
Reposa83585/
Rapose83273/
Rapasa83148/
Roposa8366/
Rapesa8331/
Rapusa835/
Raposi834/
Rapatsa771,758/
Rapasad77765/
Rapouso77192/
Rapusas77113/
Raposio77111/
Raphose77101/
Rasposo7777/
Rapasia7774/
Raphusa7770/
Rapossi7735/
Raposso7731/
Rapasah7715/
Roposah7714/
Rapouza7712/
Raposho7712/
Raposos7711/
Raposhi779/
Rapposo776/
Rapotso774/
Rapasha773/
Rapozos772/
Rapousi772/
Raphasa772/
Raupasa771/
Rapojas771/
Rapotsi771/
Rappasa771/
Roposau771/
Raputsa771/
Raposoo771/
Rhapose770/
Raajposaia757/
Raphasha711,684/
Rapushaj71117/
Reposhah7139/
Rraposhi7111/
Raspohja714/
Rahapasa714/
Raphotsi714/
Rrapasad713/
Rapahasa713/
Rapousis712/
Rapatsha712/
Raphatsa712/
Rapposso711/
Raposheh711/
Rrapatsa711/
D'Reposa711/
Raphasaa711/
Rapozo672,944/
Reposo671,861/
Repasa67372/
Ropoša67303/
Rrapushaj67294/
Rapase67162/
Rapuso67129/
Repoza67120/
Rapaci6796/
Rapuza6788/
Rapace6784/
Rapeza6770/
Repesa6754/
Rapasi6734/
Rapeso6728/
Roposo6727/
Ratphotsi6724/
Ropoza6719/
Rapaso6717/
Rapusi6714/
Rapaca6714/
Ropesa6712/
Rapazo679/
Rapojo676/
Rapôso675/
Rapaza673/
Rapushaya672/
Rapozi672/
Rapoci672/
Roposi672/
Raispasha671/
Raupashah671/
Ropose671/
Rapóso671/
Rapazi671/
Raiphutsa671/
Rapoce671/
Rapoco671/
Ropasa671/
Rapoze670/

Raposa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Raposa in the Russian language
Рапосаraposa-

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