Rapotu Surname

505,580th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 649 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Rapotu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rapotu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4071:133,11515,513
India2381:3,222,96494,263
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Rapotu (71) may also be a first name.

Rapotu Last Name Facts

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

Rapotu is found most in South Africa. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rapotu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 505,580th most numerous surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 11,228,884 people. The surname Rapotu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 63 percent of Rapotu reside; 63 percent reside in Southern Africa and 63 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,152,838th most frequent given name throughout the world, held by 71 people.

The last name Rapotu is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is borne by 407 people, or 1 in 133,115. In South Africa Rapotu is mostly found in: Limpopo, where 73 percent reside, Gauteng, where 23 percent reside and Free State, where 1 percent reside. Not including South Africa Rapotu exists in 4 countries. It is also common in India, where 37 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Rapotu Last Name Statistics demography

Rapotu earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 9.57% less than the national average, earning R 214,896 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rapothu9238/
Raphotu922/
Raapotu921/
Rachpotu86264/
Rajpootu867/
Rapoothu861/
Rapetu8310/
Rapatu834/
Raputu831/
Raaspothu804/
Rachpothu803/
Ropotou775/
Rajputu774/
Rapatau771/
Raiputu771/
Raphatu771/
Rajpatu771/
Rapatout719/
Rappetou711/
Rajputhu711/
Ropetu673/
Repatu671/
Ropatu671/
Repetu671/
Repetuh6210/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Rapotu
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