Raposo Surname
Approximately 66,819 people bear this surname
Raposo Surname User-submission:
A Portuguese descriptive name, from a nickname. It may be of Galician origin. "Raposa" means "fox".
Raposo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mozambique | 17,922 | 1:1,521 | 364 |
| Brazil | 15,933 | 1:13,436 | 728 |
| Portugal | 12,578 | 1:828 | 143 |
| Angola | 5,916 | 1:4,562 | 660 |
| Spain | 4,489 | 1:10,415 | 1,215 |
| United States | 2,818 | 1:128,623 | 13,595 |
| Canada | 2,561 | 1:14,387 | 2,121 |
| Dominican Republic | 1,433 | 1:7,280 | 659 |
| Argentina | 896 | 1:47,705 | 4,019 |
| France | 489 | 1:135,834 | 20,782 |
| Venezuela | 436 | 1:69,275 | 2,976 |
| India | 325 | 1:2,360,201 | 76,760 |
| Chile | 168 | 1:104,860 | 3,920 |
| Philippines | 162 | 1:624,927 | 66,730 |
| England | 109 | 1:511,175 | 32,340 |
| South Africa | 84 | 1:644,973 | 47,754 |
| Switzerland | 77 | 1:106,661 | 11,226 |
| Belgium | 56 | 1:205,297 | 26,724 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 49 | 1:3,621 | 328 |
| United Arab Emirates | 34 | 1:269,479 | 19,099 |
| Zimbabwe | 33 | 1:467,825 | 39,606 |
| Germany | 30 | 1:2,683,515 | 132,064 |
| Botswana | 28 | 1:78,105 | 13,263 |
| Uruguay | 20 | 1:171,588 | 14,480 |
| Australia | 20 | 1:1,349,785 | 70,688 |
| Suriname | 19 | 1:29,085 | 5,642 |
| Mexico | 19 | 1:6,532,958 | 32,927 |
| New Zealand | 16 | 1:283,020 | 24,643 |
| Italy | 15 | 1:4,077,113 | 105,022 |
| Bermuda | 15 | 1:4,352 | 690 |
| Thailand | 10 | 1:7,063,834 | 426,148 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,177,235 | 16,494 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Macau | 3 | 1:200,543 | 803 |
| Bolivia | 2 | 1:5,308,217 | 12,400 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1:1,775,070 | 6,602 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
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".
- mfariacastroThis surname means 'fox' in Portuguese.
- e1rapozaRaposo Demographics
Average Raposo Salary in
United States
$42,783 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rapôso | 94 | 5 | / |
| Rapóso | 94 | 1 | / |
| Rapouso | 92 | 192 | / |
| Raposio | 92 | 111 | / |
| Rasposo | 92 | 77 | / |
| Raposso | 92 | 31 | / |
| Raposho | 92 | 12 | / |
| Raposos | 92 | 11 | / |
| Rapposo | 92 | 6 | / |
| Rapotso | 92 | 4 | / |
| Raposoo | 92 | 1 | / |
| Rapposso | 86 | 1 | / |
| Raposa | 83 | 3,062 | / |
| Rapozo | 83 | 2,944 | / |
| Reposo | 83 | 1,861 | / |
| Rapuso | 83 | 129 | / |
| Rapeso | 83 | 28 | / |
| Roposo | 83 | 27 | / |
| Rapaso | 83 | 17 | / |
| Rapojo | 83 | 6 | / |
| Rapoco | 83 | 1 | / |
| Raposas | 77 | 1,938 | / |
| Rapotsa | 77 | 83 | / |
| Rapheso | 77 | 81 | / |
| Rapouzo | 77 | 36 | / |
| Rappozo | 77 | 32 | / |
| Rapousa | 77 | 24 | / |
| Rapozzo | 77 | 8 | / |
| Rasposa | 77 | 7 | / |
| Raphojo | 77 | 5 | / |
| Raphozo | 77 | 3 | / |
| Rapozos | 77 | 2 | / |
| Rapossa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Rosposo | 77 | 2 | / |
| Rapposa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Rapozho | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rappuso | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rapoosa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Raphosa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rapatso | 77 | 1 | / |
| Reposso | 77 | 1 | / |
| Reposio | 77 | 1 | / |
| Reyposo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Reeposo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Raspozo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rappaso | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rapojas | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rapocio | 77 | 1 | / |
| Raspozzo | 71 | 32 | / |
| Rappocio | 71 | 4 | / |
| Raupasso | 71 | 1 | / |
| Raposaas | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rapposas | 71 | 1 | / |
| Raphatso | 71 | 1 | / |
| Repaso | 67 | 2,547 | / |
| Rapoza | 67 | 2,519 | / |
| Reposa | 67 | 585 | / |
| Repeso | 67 | 255 | / |
| Rapasa | 67 | 148 | / |
| Roposa | 67 | 66 | / |
| Rapesa | 67 | 31 | / |
| Rapazo | 67 | 9 | / |
| Repozo | 67 | 8 | / |
| Rapusa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ropozo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ropaso | 67 | 3 | / |
| Rapoša | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ropoco | 67 | 1 | / |
Raposo Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Raposo in the Marathi language | ||
| रापोसो | raposo | 61.54 |
| रपोसो | raposo | 23.08 |
| रोपोसो | roposo | 5.13 |
| रापोझ | rapojha | 5.13 |
| रापो | rapo | 5.13 |
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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
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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- 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 Raposo
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