Rihlapfu Surname

1,551,568th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 133 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Rihlapfu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rihlapfu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1331:407,35135,714

Rihlapfu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rihlapfu occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rihlapfu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,551,568th most commonly held family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 54,793,578 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Rihlapfu are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is carried by 133 people, or 1 in 407,351. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Limpopo, where 61 percent reside, Gauteng, where 36 percent reside and North West, where 2 percent reside.

Rihlapfu Last Name Statistics demography

Rihlapfu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 60.07% less than the national average, earning R 94,896 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rhihlapfu949/
Rihlapfhu944/
Rihlafu933/
Rihlappu881/
Rhihlafu881/
Rehlapfu881/
Ritlhapfu822/
Rehlafu804/
Relefu5718/
Relepu571/

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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 Rihlapfu
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