Ratapu Surname

1,403,590th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 155 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
New Zealand
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Ratapu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ratapu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
New Zealand1041:43,5427,204
Australia311:870,82953,581
India191:40,371,862445,856
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ratapu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ratapu is found most frequently in New Zealand. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ratapu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,403,590th most commonly used family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 47,016,425 people. It is predominantly found in Oceania, where 87 percent of Ratapu live; 87 percent live in Australasia and 87 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

The last name is most frequently used in New Zealand, where it is borne by 104 people, or 1 in 43,542. In New Zealand Ratapu is most prevalent in: Gisborne Region, where 27 percent reside, Wellington Region, where 25 percent reside and Hawke's Bay Region, where 18 percent reside. Other than New Zealand Ratapu is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 20 percent reside and India, where 12 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rataput9261/
Rathapu9247/
Rattapu9215/
Rautapu9215/
Raatapu925/
Rastapu925/
Ratapuj921/
Rataipu921/
Ratappu921/
Rahatapu861/
Rotapu838/
Rottepu621/

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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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  • 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 Ratapu
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