Talpa Surname

125,095th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,641 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Moldova
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Talpa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Talpa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Moldova1,2131:2,936398
Romania6411:31,3233,984
Ukraine4281:106,36115,201
Transnistria2681:1,771218
Papua New Guinea2411:33,8333,966
Czechia1911:55,6739,329
Russia1901:758,54263,193
Poland731:520,66850,348
Turkey631:1,235,26151,954
Argentina461:929,20559,251
United States411:8,840,462379,649
Canada261:1,417,13898,245
Indonesia241:5,510,383253,014
India201:38,353,269431,471
Pakistan191:9,402,31046,838
Austria181:473,08046,251
Hungary181:545,34933,535
Belgium141:821,18966,436
Iran111:6,980,229145,986
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
Slovakia71:762,35073,078
Norway71:734,61250,907
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Kazakhstan61:2,947,083107,736
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Latvia31:683,34934,074
France31:22,140,907385,998
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
England21:27,859,030389,889
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Wallis and Futuna11:13,610185
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

The alternate forms: Talpă (193) are calculated separately.

Talpa (348) may also be a first name.

Talpa Last Name Facts

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

Talpa (Arabic: تالبا, Georgian: ტალპა, Hindi: थ्ुाल्पा, Russian: Талпа) is found most in Moldova. It may be found as a variant: Talpă. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Talpa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Talpa is the 125,095th most widespread last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 2,001,523 people. The last name Talpa occurs predominantly in Europe, where 86 percent of Talpa live; 82 percent live in Eastern Europe and 51 percent live in Romanian Europe. Talpa is also the 467,354th most prevalent first name on earth. It is borne by 348 people.

The last name Talpa is most numerous in Moldova, where it is borne by 1,213 people, or 1 in 2,936. In Moldova it is primarily concentrated in: Chișinău Municipality, where 26 percent reside, Nisporeni District, where 16 percent reside and Drochia District, where 10 percent reside. Not including Moldova this last name occurs in 47 countries. It also occurs in Romania, where 18 percent reside and Ukraine, where 12 percent reside.

Talpa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Orthodox (83%) in Russia and Orthodox (86%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Talpa last name are 1.32% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 45.45% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Talpa earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 40.07% less than the national average, earning 207,406 kr per year; in United States they earn 26.22% less than the national average, earning $31,837 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.54% more than the national average, earning $56,908 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Talpă93193/
Talpas911,010/
Talpau91535/
Talpai91385/
Talpaš91192/
Talpaș9128/
Talpaz919/
Talpaş914/
Talpah911/
Talpha911/
Talpad911/
Talpat911/
Talppa911/
Talpay910/
Talpash8390/
Talpasz8324/
Tailepa836/
Talpach831/
Talpe804,414/
Tolpa802,469/
Talpo80400/
Talpi80155/
Talpy8018/
Talpos731,686/
Talpis73435/
Talpes73365/
Talpoș73237/
Talpoş73199/
Tolppa73165/
Talpey7376/
Talpeş7375/
Talpiş7336/
Talpeš7323/
Talper7321/
Tolpai7312/
Talpio7311/
Talpiz7310/
Talpoy739/
Talpys739/
Talpáš738/
Talpoo738/
Talpoi737/
Thalpe735/
Tălpaș734/
Tălpaş734/
Tolpah733/
Talpet733/
Tolpas733/
Talpot732/
Tolpha732/
Talpeș732/
Tolpaa731/
Talpit731/
Talpid731/
Talpiș731/
Tolpaj731/
Toulpa731/
Talpeu731/
Talphe730/
Talposh6790/
Talpesh6736/
Tolpash6715/
Talpish6714/
Talbpet671/
Talpysh671/
Tolpatt670/

Talpa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Talpa in the Georgian language
ტალპაtalpa-
Talpa in the Hindi language
थ्ुाल्पाthualpa-
Talpa in the Russian language
Талпаtalpa-
Talpa in the Arabic language
تالباtalba-

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Footnotes

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