Tapaitau Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cook Islands
Highest density in:
Cook Islands

Tapaitau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tapaitau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cook Islands221:826159
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Tapaitau (19) may also be a first name.

Tapaitau Last Name Facts

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

Tapaitau is borne by more people in The Cook Islands than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tapaitau? popularity and diffusion

Tapaitau is the 3,432,070th most commonly used surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. The last name Tapaitau occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 97 percent of Tapaitau live; 67 percent live in Oceania Islands and 67 percent live in Polynesia. Tapaitau is also the 2,523,061st most frequently occurring first name in the world, borne by 19 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in The Cook Islands, where it is held by 22 people, or 1 in 826. In The Cook Islands Tapaitau is most numerous in: Penrhyn, where 95 percent live and Rarotonga, where 5 percent live. Besides The Cook Islands this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 27 percent live and New Zealand, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tapaita933/
Tapitau932/
Tapastau88202/
Tapiteau881/
Tapita861,221/
Tapata86149/
Tapatu8637/
Tapitu861/
Tappita80584/
Tappata80399/
Tapatap80217/
Tapatoa8068/
Tapatai8046/
Tapitha8025/
Tapatta8010/
Thapita809/
Thapata809/
Tapatas807/
Tapitta807/
Tapoita806/
Tapaatu806/
Tappitu804/
Topitau804/
Tapatha804/
Tapetau803/
Taepata803/
Thapitu801/
Tapista801/
Tahpata801/
Taipata801/
Taspita801/
Tapitaj801/
Tapeata801/
Thappita7571/
Thapitha7522/
Thapatha755/
Tappitat754/
Tappitta753/
Tapatija751/
Tapayata751/
Tappitux751/
Tapatiya751/
Tapiyeta751/
Tappeata751/
Tappitea751/
Taapitha751/
Tapajata751/
Tapataai751/
Tapeta71242/
Tapato71165/
Topita7131/
Tepatu718/
Tapetu717/
Tepita712/
Tappeta673,627/
Tapouta67174/
Tapetta6723/
Tapeeta679/
Topaito676/
Topitai676/
Topetau676/
Tappatà675/
Tapasto675/
Tappatá673/
Tapatej673/
Taspeta673/
Tappetu673/
Tapuito671/
Tapetai671/
Thopatu671/
Tepitha671/

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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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  • 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 Tapaitau
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