Rapotso Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Rapotso Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rapotso Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho21:1,016,27921,693
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Rapotso (17) may also be a first name.

Rapotso Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rapotso is more commonly found in Lesotho than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rapotso? popularity and diffusion

The last name Rapotso is the 8,968,613th most frequently held surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Rapotso reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,694,839th most commonly occurring first name in the world It is held by 17 people.

The last name is most widespread in Lesotho, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 1,016,279. In Lesotho Rapotso is mostly found in: Berea District, where 50 percent are found and Maseru District, where 50 percent are found. Beside Lesotho it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 25 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Raposo9266,819/
Rapouso86192/
Raposio86111/
Rapotsa8683/
Rasposo8677/
Raposso8631/
Raposho8612/
Raposos8611/
Rapposo866/
Rapetso862/
Raposoo861/
Rapatso861/
Raputsoa806/
Rapposso801/
Raphatso801/
Raposa773,062/
Rapozo772,944/
Roposo7727/
Rapaso7717/
Rapôso775/
Rapoco771/
Rapóso771/
Raposas711,938/
Rapatsa711,758/
Rapouzo7136/
Rappozo7132/
Rapousa7124/
Rapodzo718/
Rapozzo718/
Rasposa717/
Raphozo713/
Rapposa712/
Rosposo712/
Rapossa712/
Raphosa711/
Rapoosa711/
Raputsa711/
Reyposo711/
Rappaso711/
Rapocio711/
Rapetsa711/
Rapozho711/
Rappocio674/
Raphatsa672/
Rapatsha672/
Raupasso671/
Rrapatsa671/
Rapposas671/
Raposaas671/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Rapotso
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