Raposo Surname

8,524th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 66,819 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mozambique
Highest density in:
Portugal

Raposo Surname User-submission:

A Portuguese descriptive name, from a nickname. It may be of Galician origin. "Raposa" means "fox".

Raposo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mozambique17,9221:1,521364
Brazil15,9331:13,436728
Portugal12,5781:828143
Angola5,9161:4,562660
Spain4,4891:10,4151,215
United States2,8181:128,62313,595
Canada2,5611:14,3872,121
Dominican Republic1,4331:7,280659
Argentina8961:47,7054,019
France4891:135,83420,782
Venezuela4361:69,2752,976
India3251:2,360,20176,760
Chile1681:104,8603,920
Philippines1621:624,92766,730
England1091:511,17532,340
South Africa841:644,97347,754
Switzerland771:106,66111,226
Belgium561:205,29726,724
São Tomé and Príncipe491:3,621328
United Arab Emirates341:269,47919,099
Zimbabwe331:467,82539,606
Germany301:2,683,515132,064
Botswana281:78,10513,263
Uruguay201:171,58814,480
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
Suriname191:29,0855,642
Mexico191:6,532,95832,927
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
Italy151:4,077,113105,022
Bermuda151:4,352690
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Norway61:857,04855,549
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Ireland41:1,177,23516,494
Wales41:773,63329,106
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Macau31:200,543803
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Andorra11:83,8382,381
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Peru11:31,784,12364,452

The alternate forms: Rapôso (5) & Rapóso (1) are calculated separately.

Raposo (107) may also be a first name.

Raposo Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A Portuguese descriptive name, from a nickname. It may be of Galician origin. "Raposa" means "fox".

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This surname means 'fox' in Portuguese.

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Raposo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Raposo (Marathi: रापोसो) is more frequently found in Mozambique than any other country or territory. It may be found as: Rapôso or Rapóso. For other possible spellings of Raposo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Raposo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,524th most widely held surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 109,064 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 36 percent of Raposo reside; 36 percent reside in Southern Africa and 36 percent reside in Luso-Southern Africa. Raposo is also the 910,230th most prevalent first name globally, held by 107 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Mozambique, where it is carried by 17,922 people, or 1 in 1,521. Beside Mozambique Raposo exists in 60 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 24 percent live and Portugal, where 19 percent live.

Raposo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Raposo last name are 45.66% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 98.89% registered with the party.

The amount Raposo earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 23.29% less than the national average, earning 265,495 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 89.43% more than the national average, earning R 450,168 per year; in United States they earn 0.85% less than the national average, earning $42,783 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.4% more than the national average, earning $52,863 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rapôso945/
Rapóso941/
Rapouso92192/
Raposio92111/
Rasposo9277/
Raposso9231/
Raposho9212/
Raposos9211/
Rapposo926/
Rapotso924/
Raposoo921/
Rapposso861/
Raposa833,062/
Rapozo832,944/
Reposo831,861/
Rapuso83129/
Rapeso8328/
Roposo8327/
Rapaso8317/
Rapojo836/
Rapoco831/
Raposas771,938/
Rapotsa7783/
Rapheso7781/
Rapouzo7736/
Rappozo7732/
Rapousa7724/
Rapozzo778/
Rasposa777/
Raphojo775/
Raphozo773/
Rapozos772/
Rapossa772/
Rosposo772/
Rapposa772/
Rapozho771/
Rappuso771/
Rapoosa771/
Raphosa771/
Rapatso771/
Reposso771/
Reposio771/
Reyposo771/
Reeposo771/
Raspozo771/
Rappaso771/
Rapojas771/
Rapocio771/
Raspozzo7132/
Rappocio714/
Raupasso711/
Raposaas711/
Rapposas711/
Raphatso711/
Repaso672,547/
Rapoza672,519/
Reposa67585/
Repeso67255/
Rapasa67148/
Roposa6766/
Rapesa6731/
Rapazo679/
Repozo678/
Rapusa675/
Ropozo674/
Ropaso673/
Rapoša671/
Ropoco671/

Raposo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Raposo in the Marathi language
रापोसोraposo61.54
रपोसोraposo23.08
रोपोसोroposo5.13
रापोझrapojha5.13
रापोrapo5.13

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Raposo Reference & Research

Raposo DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Raposo FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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