Rappel Surname

245,297th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,623 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Rappel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rappel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6101:131,97616,079
United States4011:903,88868,085
Austria1761:48,3837,698
Canada1181:312,25128,740
Australia701:385,65331,598
Israel521:164,57016,892
Switzerland371:221,97118,930
Poland291:1,310,64781,985
Brazil291:7,381,874170,034
India241:31,961,058386,265
Netherlands171:993,36365,241
France141:4,744,480251,814
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
England21:27,859,030389,889
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales131:120,6475,000
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States531:947,52256,651

The alternate forms: Räppel (31) are calculated separately.

Rappel (360) may also be a first name.

Rappel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rappel is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant: Räppel. Click here to see other potential spellings of Rappel.

How Common Is The Last Name Rappel? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 245,297th most widely held family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 4,490,170 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 56 percent of Rappel reside; 53 percent reside in Western Europe and 52 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 458,892nd most numerous first name throughout the world. It is borne by 360 people.

This surname is most widespread in Germany, where it is borne by 610 people, or 1 in 131,976. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Bavaria, where 80 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 5 percent live and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 4 percent live. Barring Germany this surname occurs in 28 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 25 percent live and Austria, where 11 percent live.

Rappel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Rappel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Rappel last name grew 757 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 71 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rappel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Rappel surname are 2.01% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 51.22% being registered with the party.

The amount Rappel earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 10.74% more than the national average, earning $47,785 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.37% less than the national average, earning $44,532 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Räppel9431/
Rappelt92204/
Raeppel92155/
Rappell92104/
Rappael921/
Rappl912,183/
Rapel91289/
Roppel831,635/
Reppel831,038/
Raspel83324/
Rapael83204/
Röppel8315/
Rapiel8312/
Rahpel8310/
Hrapel839/
Rapell838/
Raipel833/
Rapuel832/
Rapehl831/
Rapeel831/
Rhapel830/
Rapl8038/
Roppelt771,857/
Reppell7757/
Rashpel7726/
Reuppel7726/
Hraipel7716/
Rahpael7716/
Roppeld7713/
Reaphel778/
Roppell774/
Raiphel774/
Rouppel772/
Rapfael772/
Raspell771/
Reippel771/
Raszpel771/
Rhapael771/
Roeppel770/
Reapell770/
Ropel73949/
Repel73613/
Rapil73107/
Raupl7344/
Röpel7332/
Raspl7327/
Rašpl7324/
Raplh7318/
Reppl7311/
Roppl737/
Raphl732/
Rapplová715/
Rapelova715/
Roepel6777/
Ropell6752/
Reepel6728/
Rospel6727/
Röpell6725/
Ropelt6721/
Rapuul6712/
Raupil678/
Raipil676/
Raspil675/
Raapil674/
Repell673/
Raphël672/
Reupel672/
Ropeel671/
Raplph671/
Rehpel671/
Rapill671/
Raplhs671/
Rabpil671/
Roipel671/
Roupel671/
Reipel671/
Repeel671/
Repuel671/
Reppil670/
Roopel670/
Repael670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rappel
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