Rappell Surname

1,806,862nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 104 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Wales
Highest density in:
Wales

Rappell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rappell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales411:75,4766,450
Australia331:818,05251,601
Sweden101:984,67673,605
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
England31:18,572,686338,250
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
Wales51:313,68310,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Rappell Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rappell occurs in Wales more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rappell? popularity and diffusion

Rappell is the 1,806,862nd most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 70,072,557 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 52 percent of Rappell reside; 52 percent reside in Northern Europe and 42 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name is most widespread in Wales, where it is held by 41 people, or 1 in 75,476. In Wales it is most numerous in: Torfaen County Borough, where 63 percent live, Blaenau Gwent County Borough, where 20 percent live and City and County of Newport, where 15 percent live. Barring Wales it exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 32 percent live and Sweden, where 10 percent live.

Rappell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Rappell has changed through the years. In Wales the number of people who held the Rappell surname expanded 820 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it fell 50 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 82 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rappell Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Rappell surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rappel921,623/
Rapell928/
Rappelt86204/
Raeppel86155/
Reppell8657/
Roppell864/
Rappael861/
Raspell861/
Reapell860/
Rappl832,183/
Rapel83289/
Roppel771,635/
Reppel771,038/
Raspel77324/
Rapael77204/
Ropell7752/
Räppel7731/
Röpell7725/
Röppel7715/
Rapiel7712/
Rahpel7710/
Hrapel779/
Raipel773/
Repell773/
Rapuel772/
Rapill771/
Rapehl771/
Rapeel771/
Rhapel770/
Rapl7338/
Roppelt711,857/
Roupell7133/
Reuppel7126/
Rashpel7126/
Hraipel7116/
Rahpael7116/
Roppeld7113/
Reaphel718/
Raiphel714/
Rouppel712/
Rapfael712/
Roepell711/
Rashpll711/
Reippel711/
Raszpel711/
Rhapael711/
Roeppel710/
Reupell710/
Rodpell710/
Ropel67949/
Repel67613/
Rapil67107/
Raupl6744/
Röpel6732/
Raspl6727/
Rašpl6724/
Raplh6718/
Reppl6711/
Roppl677/
Rapplová675/
Rapelova675/
Raphl672/

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Footnotes

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