Rapul Surname

1,637,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 122 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Rapul Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rapul Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya541:855,18332,488
India381:20,185,931296,209
Malaysia131:2,268,78789,138
Philippines101:10,123,822213,993
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
France11:66,422,722504,397
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Rapul (74) may also be a first name.

Rapul Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rapul (Hindi: रापुल, Marathi: रापूळ, Oriya: ରାପୁଲ) is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rapul? popularity and diffusion

The last name Rapul is the 1,637,889th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 59,733,983 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 52 percent of Rapul are found; 44 percent are found in East Africa and 43 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Rapul is also the 1,125,792nd most common given name throughout the world It is held by 74 people.

It is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is borne by 54 people, or 1 in 855,183. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Siaya County, where 94 percent reside, Kisii County, where 2 percent reside and Mombasa County, where 2 percent reside. Other than Kenya Rapul occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in India, where 31 percent reside and Malaysia, where 11 percent reside.

Rapul Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Rapul surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rapule91310/
Raphul9122/
Rapaul9120/
Rapuul9112/
Rajpul9110/
Rapoul914/
Raipul911/
Raspul911/
Rajpaul83862/
Raiphul8329/
Rashpul8320/
Raphule831/
Raypaul831/
Rappuld831/
Raapule831/
Rapol801,260/
Ropul809/
Repul805/
Rachpaul77127/
Rajhpaul7716/
Raiphule772/
Rashpaul771/
Rapoutel771/
Rachphul771/
Repaul7322/
Rapool7320/
Raipol7317/
Ropaul7317/
Roppul7314/
Rapoll7310/
Rappol738/
Ropule731/
Raapol731/
Raypol731/
Ropauld67134/
Roypaul6753/
Roppuld677/
Ropoule672/
Raphoel671/
Rappoll671/
Rapoole671/
Raypool670/
Reidpaul621/
Ropol6091/
Roothpaul571/
Ropoll552/
Roppoll501/

Rapul Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rapul in the Oriya language
ରାପୁଲrapula-
Rapul in the Hindi language
रापुलrapula75
रपुलrapula25
Rapul in the Marathi language
रापूळrapula32
रापुळrapula24
रापुलrapula20
रपूलrapula16
रापूलrapula8

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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
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  • 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 Rapul
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