Rikpa Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Rikpa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Rikpa Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Rikpa (27) may also be a first name.

Rikpa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rikpa (Tibetan: རིག་པ་) occurs most in Cameroon. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rikpa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,968,613th most widespread family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 50 percent of Rikpa live; 50 percent live in North America and 50 percent live in Anglo-North America. Rikpa is also the 2,036,353rd most frequently occurring first name in the world, held by 27 people.

This surname is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 10,384,534. In Cameroon Rikpa is mostly concentrated in: Adamawa Region, where 50 percent are found and North Region, where 50 percent are found. Excluding Cameroon it exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 50 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rigpa803/
Rukpa802/
Rikpo801/
Ricpa801/
Rikphot674/
Rickpit673/
Rukkppa671/
Rekpe6054/
Rukpo606/
Reekpe5512/
Rukpoo5511/
Rigper552/
Rhukpo551/
Ruckpho501/
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Rikpa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rikpa in the Tibetan language
རིག་པ་rigpa-

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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 Rikpa
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