Ripayi Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Ripayi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ripayi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe241:643,26047,966
India51:153,413,076951,030
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Ripayi (243) may also be a first name.

Ripayi Last Name Facts

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

Ripayi is held by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ripayi? popularity and diffusion

Ripayi is the 3,602,217th most common surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 242,918,197 people. The surname Ripayi is primarily found in Africa, where 83 percent of Ripayi are found; 80 percent are found in Southern Africa and 80 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Ripayi is also the 573,164th most commonly occurring first name on earth It is held by 243 people.

The last name Ripayi is most frequent in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 24 people, or 1 in 643,260. In Zimbabwe it is mostly concentrated in: Mashonaland West Province, where 38 percent live, Midlands Province, where 38 percent live and Masvingo Province, where 25 percent live. Besides Zimbabwe this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 17 percent live and Nigeria, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Ripai915,853/
Ripay91279/
Riopay83317/
Ripaih83165/
Riphai8376/
Ripaii8341/
Riopai8322/
Ripaya8315/
Ripaia8315/
Ripaie837/
Ripayo837/
Riphay836/
Ripais834/
Ripaai833/
Rippay832/
Reipay831/
Ripaji831/
Ritphai7715/
Raiphay774/
Roiphai773/
Raipaya771/
Rupayih771/
Rupay734,563/
Rupai731,068/
Repai73191/
Ripaj7386/
Ripea7380/
Ripae7366/
Repay7353/
Ripei7343/
Répay7324/
Ripoi7321/
Répai7314/
Ripey7312/
Ripau733/
Ripie733/
Ripoy731/
Ripoa731/
Rypai731/
Raaipaya7113/
Rippey671,966/
Ripaud67702/
Repayo67369/
Rippie67267/
Ripaux67232/
Rupaye67188/
Ryspay67141/
Ripuji6775/
Rispau6759/
Ripuyo6754/
Rupaya6738/
Ripiye6738/
Rajpai6732/
Repaai6720/
Repaye6719/
Rripaj6715/
Repaio6713/
Roypai679/
Repaie679/
Ripuya678/
Ripoji678/
Ripaha677/
Ryspai677/
Repaya676/
Ruppai674/
Repaić674/
Ruphay673/
Ripaja673/
Rispei672/
Rupaai672/
Reppai671/
Ripeie671/
Ripiya671/
Ripoii671/
Ripuit671/
Raipui671/
Respay671/
Ripeas671/
Rrupay671/
Ruipau671/
Rupaia671/
Ripeey670/

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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 Ripayi
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