Rapotsa Surname

2,061,309th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 83 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Rapotsa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rapotsa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho711:28,6285,512
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638

Rapotsa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rapotsa is more commonly found in Lesotho than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rapotsa? popularity and diffusion

Rapotsa is the 2,061,309th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 87,801,758 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Rapotsa live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most widely held in Lesotho, where it is held by 71 people, or 1 in 28,628. In Lesotho Rapotsa is primarily found in: Mohale's Hoek District, where 62 percent reside, Maseru District, where 20 percent reside and Mafeteng District, where 17 percent reside. Excluding Lesotho Rapotsa exists in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 14 percent reside.

Rapotsa Last Name Statistics demography

Rapotsa earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 159.16% more than the national average, earning R 615,852 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Raposa923,062/
Raposas861,938/
Rapatsa861,758/
Rapousa8624/
Rasposa867/
Rapotso864/
Rapposa862/
Rapossa862/
Raphosa861/
Rapoosa861/
Rapetsa861/
Raputsa861/
Rapotsi861/
Raputsoa806/
Raphotsi804/
Rapatsha802/
Raphatsa802/
Raposaas801/
Rapposas801/
Rrapatsa801/
Raposo7766,819/
Rapoza772,519/
Rapasa77148/
Roposa7766/
Rapoša771/
Ratphotsi7524/
Raiphutsa751/
Rapasad71765/
Rapouso71192/
Raposio71111/
Rasposo7177/
Rapasia7174/
Raposso7131/
Rapasah7115/
Roposah7114/
Raposho7112/
Rapouza7112/
Raposos7111/
Raputse719/
Rapposo716/
Rapodza716/
Rapatsi713/
Rapasha713/
Raphasa712/
Rapatse712/
Repetsa712/
Rapetso712/
Raputsi712/
Rapatso711/
Raupasa711/
Rappasa711/
Roposau711/
Rapatja711/
Raposoo711/
Raputza710/
Raphasha671,684/
Raphutsi6722/
Raphutse6718/
Rotphasa674/
Rahapasa674/
Rapahasa673/
Rrapasad673/
Rapatsui671/
Raphatso671/
Raphasaa671/
Rapposso671/

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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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  • 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 Rapotsa
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