Riape Surname

427,014th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 809 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Riape Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Riape Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon6961:29,8414,033
Papua New Guinea1121:72,8019,515
France11:66,422,722504,397

Riape (76) may also be a first name.

Riape Last Name Facts

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

Riape is found most in Cameroon. It may occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Riape.

How Common Is The Last Name Riape? popularity and diffusion

Riape is the 427,014th most commonly held last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,008,091 people. Riape is primarily found in Africa, where 86 percent of Riape reside; 86 percent reside in Central Africa and 86 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Riape is also the 1,107,702nd most frequently used first name in the world, held by 76 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is carried by 696 people, or 1 in 29,841. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: West Region, where 85 percent reside, Littoral Region, where 8 percent reside and Centre Region, where 6 percent reside. Barring Cameroon it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 14 percent reside and France, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rieape9123/
Riappe918/
Riaphe911/
Riapes911/
Riaper910/
Riap899/
Ragiape831/
Reape80913/
Rihap807/
Rijap804/
Riahp803/
Riapa802/
Riope802/
Riapi802/
Rioper7315/
Riapai7310/
Rijapi739/
Roiyap737/
Rijasp731/
Rihapa731/
Rhiapa730/
Reapey730/
Reap671,369/
Riab67427/
Riappha67117/
Riav6776/
Reheape677/
Ryap672/
Riop672/
Riabpha671/
Rjaphet671/
Rjappie671/
Riapycz671/
Raiyapp671/

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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 Riape
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