Tapiwa Forename

22,208th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 39,965 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Tapiwa Forename Definition:

Tapiwa is a given name of the Tumbuka tribe, meaning: heavenly gift. "We have been given (by the Lord Almighty).

Tapiwa Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe
84%
 
21,9131:704123
Malawi
 
93%
14,8911:1,149241
Botswana
 
87%
1,6881:1,294233
South Africa
83%
 
4691:116,2748,951
England
73%
 
3301:168,4945,296
Zambia-1821:87,1144,359
Swaziland-1031:12,6231,554
United States
84%
 
791:4,589,07658,963
New Zealand-461:98,6104,238
Kuwait-381:99,6126,886
Iceland-311:11,8071,007
Namibia-281:85,8644,291
Canada-261:1,274,36022,928
Scotland
100%
191:281,5984,379
Australia-191:718,8229,906
Mozambique-161:1,702,7101,919
Ireland-121:386,9605,608
Qatar
100%
81:296,20131,456
Malaysia-71:4,349,991105,289
Germany-61:16,112,97944,905
Sudan-41:9,451,7446,661
Thailand
50%
 
41:17,516,453200,944
Lesotho-41:509,99925,489
Russia-31:48,077,90198,779
Tanzania-31:17,596,10669,562
China-21:683,027,89194,999
France-21:33,235,17058,100
Indonesia-21:128,981,8341,206,875
Turkey-21:38,900,85464,839
Norway-21:2,566,16424,989
Nigeria-21:88,782,180420,186
Kenya-21:23,153,55556,680
United Arab Emirates-21:3,575,99676,635
Uganda-11:40,956,920131,348
Wales-11:3,094,30916,222
Egypt-11:91,900,94653,283
Austria-11:8,514,20119,377
Switzerland-11:8,213,49636,387
Sweden
100%
11:9,857,90778,968
Belgium-11:11,490,04143,727
Algeria-11:38,176,72032,669
Brazil-11:214,236,154864,335
Slovenia-11:2,458,7586,723
Singapore-11:6,287,05439,645
Romania-11:20,051,97655,376
Peru-11:31,791,454110,866
Pakistan-11:194,357,680303,535
Oman-11:4,108,66712,526
Cyprus-11:871,0765,368
Italy-11:61,062,09083,289
Isle of Man-11:85,023723
DR Congo-11:73,827,605146,761
Hungary-11:9,791,7716,528

Tapiwa (609) may also be a surname.

Tapiwa Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Tapiwa is a given name of the Tumbuka tribe, meaning: heavenly gift. "We have been given (by the Lord Almighty).

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Tapiwa Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thapiwa928/
Taphiwa928/
Tapiwai926/
Tapiswa924/
Tapihwa922/
Taipiwa922/
Taapiwa921/
Tapoiwa921/
Tapiwwa921/
Tapiwah921/
Taipiswa861/
Tapfuiwa861/
Taipaiwa861/
Thaphiwa861/
Tapiyuwa861/
Tapuwa832,427/
Topiwa8344/
Tapiwe8314/
Tapewa837/
Tapiva836/
Tepiwa831/
Tapibai77787/
Tapaiva774/
Tapeawa774/
Tapiwei772/
Tapfuwa771/
Taopiao771/
Tapisva771/
Thapewa771/
Taphibai7119/
Thapibai717/
Tapaisva713/
Tophiwai711/
Tapiswer711/
Tapeswai711/
Tapeshwa711/
Topiwo67153/
Dapiao6710/
Tepuwa677/
Tapeva676/
Thapibhai673/
Tapyva673/
Tapuva672/
Tupiao671/
Ttapisvas671/
Tauphibai671/
Tapivi671/
Tapewe671/
Tapeshwai671/
Thapaibai671/

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