Raps Surname

258,244th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,524 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Belgium

Raps Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Raps Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany8421:95,61211,919
United States2601:1,394,07396,365
Belgium1551:74,17211,801
Netherlands861:196,36327,376
Canada361:1,023,48976,466
Austria311:274,69131,731
Poland291:1,310,64781,985
India111:69,733,217610,955
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Afghanistan71:4,593,31223,122
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
England41:13,929,515290,718
France41:16,605,680368,153
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States641:784,66749,209

The alternate forms: Rapś (6) & Rāps (1) are calculated separately.

Raps (24) may also be a first name.

Raps Last Name Facts

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

The surname Raps occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as: Rapś or Rāps. Click here for further possible spellings of Raps.

How Common Is The Last Name Raps? popularity and diffusion

The last name Raps is the 258,244th most commonly held surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 4,781,854 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 76 percent of Raps live; 74 percent live in Western Europe and 68 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,187,323rd most common first name world-wide, held by 24 people.

The surname Raps is most frequently held in Germany, where it is held by 842 people, or 1 in 95,612. In Germany it is primarily found in: Bavaria, where 82 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 5 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 5 percent are found. Aside from Germany Raps exists in 36 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 17 percent are found and Belgium, where 10 percent are found.

Raps Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Raps has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Raps surname rose 406 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Raps Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Raps are 8.79% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.56% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Raps earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 7.22% more than the national average, earning $46,265 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.34% more than the national average, earning $62,275 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rapś926/
Rāps921/
Rapps89528/
Rapse8989/
Raups8943/
Rapsh8911/
Raeps898/
Rapss895/
Rajps894/
Raphs892/
Reaps891/
Rapst891/
Rasps891/
Raaps890/
Rap862,991/
Rapsch80479/
Rapshe80103/
Rhapps807/
Rapp7550,814/
Rahp754,248/
Raup753,225/
Raap753,122/
Rasp752,156/
Rape751,979/
Reap751,369/
Rajp75989/
Reps75837/
Rapf75563/
Rops75480/
Raip75432/
Raph75340/
Rabs75168/
Radp7547/
Rapt7521/
Rasb7521/
Rayp7515/
Hrap7512/
Rzap7512/
Ratp759/
Rapz753/
Razp752/
Rrap751/
Ravs751/
Rapsová7326/
Rapsova732/
Raupsch731/
Reapsch730/
Raupp676,194/
Rappe674,534/
Rauph671,230/
Raspe671,108/
Reape67913/
Rajšp67461/
Raupe67272/
Rahup67255/
Reeps67254/
Rabsh67240/
Rapçe67193/
Reips67171/
Rahap67137/
Repsh6771/
Raphe6753/
Raape6749/
Reups6743/
Roops6738/
Raipe6733/
Raabs6729/
Rajsp6724/
Repss6719/
Rabsz6717/
Raubs6716/
Ruops6716/
Rashb6715/
Reaph6714/
Repsz6712/
Raiph6711/
Raisp6711/
Rapce6711/
Rassp6710/
Rabse679/
Reapp678/
Reavs678/
Hrapp678/
Hravs678/
Repps677/
Rabås677/
Rrapp675/
Ropps675/
Raipp675/
Raypt674/
Rachp673/
Rhape673/
Raišp673/
Ropss673/
Rappf672/
Raivs672/
Rajpe672/
Ravsz672/
Rajpp671/
Rajtp671/
Rajvs671/
Raepz671/
Roups671/
Rapfh671/
Rauup671/
Rapfe671/
Rappt671/
Rahhp671/
Rhaap671/
Repšs671/
Raaph671/
Raahp671/
D'Rap671/
Rosps671/
Rrape671/
Rhops671/
Rashp671/
Rahph671/
Rhapp670/
Ropst670/
Raspt670/
Rabst670/
Rapch670/
Rappp670/
Raapt670/
Rasph670/
Rasbt670/

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