Rapthel Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Wales

Rapthel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rapthel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Rapthel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rapthel occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rapthel? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,057,639th most commonly used surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. Rapthel occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Rapthel are found; 93 percent are found in Western Europe and 93 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequently used in Germany, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 5,750,390. In Germany it is most frequent in: Lower Saxony, where 43 percent are found, Saxony-Anhalt, where 36 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 7 percent are found. Apart from Germany this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Wales, where 7 percent are found.

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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 Rapthel
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