Tapala Surname

206,145th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,011 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Tapala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tapala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa9611:56,3767,153
India5771:1,329,40351,832
Thailand1341:527,15291,366
Indonesia1051:1,259,51688,308
Finland881:62,4637,172
Papua New Guinea671:121,69716,585
Botswana221:99,40615,343
Solomon Islands111:52,73010,588
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Israel91:950,84857,975
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
France21:33,211,361423,184
England21:27,859,030389,889
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Tapala (1,469) may also be a first name.

Tapala Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tapala (Hindi: टपला, Marathi: टपाला, Oriya: ତପଳା, Russian: Тапала, Tibetan: ལྟ་པ་ལ།) is most common in South Africa. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tapala? popularity and diffusion

Tapala is the 206,145th most common family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 3,623,842 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 50 percent of Tapala live; 49 percent live in Southern Africa and 49 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 203,151st most commonly occurring first name world-wide It is held by 1,469 people.

It is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is borne by 961 people, or 1 in 56,376. In South Africa it is most common in: Limpopo, where 51 percent live, Gauteng, where 27 percent live and North West, where 15 percent live. Outside of South Africa it is found in 23 countries. It is also found in India, where 29 percent live and Thailand, where 7 percent live.

Tapala Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Tapala earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 44.28% less than the national average, earning R 132,408 per year and in United States they earn 84.82% more than the national average, earning $79,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tapalla924,335/
Thapala92448/
Tapalia92236/
Tapaila92115/
Tapalad92102/
Tadpala9295/
Tapatla9289/
Tappala9249/
Taipala9230/
Tapalat9227/
Tapaala9211/
Tapalas926/
Tapalay926/
Tapalaa924/
Taepala923/
Tapalya923/
Tapalau922/
Tapalai922/
Ttapala921/
Tapalah921/
Tapalea921/
Tappatla86432/
Thapalia86188/
Thapalay86187/
Tapaaila86168/
Tapallas86147/
Tappalad8674/
Thapalat8639/
Tadpatla8627/
Thapalla8622/
Thapalad8616/
Thapaala868/
Tapattla867/
Tapallla867/
Tapallia865/
Thappala864/
Tapalaja863/
Tappalla863/
Tapalaha863/
Tapatlla862/
Ttapgala861/
Thapalya861/
Thaapala861/
Taippala861/
Taapatla861/
Tapaatla861/
Tatpalla861/
Topala833,426/
Tapali831,534/
Tapale831,328/
Tapela831,317/
Tapalo83746/
Tapola83718/
Tepala83120/
Tapaly8336/
Thapatlla806/
Thapallai801/
Thapathla801/
Thapattla801/
Tapaytlla801/
Tappatlla801/
Tappeatla801/
Tapales775,427/
Teppala773,902/
Taipale773,484/
Tapalgo77187/
Taphali77109/
Thapali7790/
Toppala7775/
Tapalis7767/
Topalea7767/
Tappola7765/
Tuipala7762/
Tapalli7745/
Thapela7745/
Tapałaj7738/
Topalaj7736/
Thapale7730/
Tepalla7727/
Thopala7725/
Thapola7724/
Taipola7722/
Tapolas7722/
Topalia7719/
Topalay7719/
Tapolla7715/
Tapaliy7715/
Teepala7715/
Topalai7714/
Taupela7712/
Tapgale7710/
Tapoila779/
Tappali778/
Taipalo778/
Thepala777/
Tapalle777/
Tappela775/
Topalas775/
Tapalio775/
Tapaali774/
Tapalee774/
Topalad773/
Tapalii773/
Tapaale772/
Tappale772/
Taypale772/
Tapally772/
Topalla772/
Toupala772/
Tapalez772/
Topalat772/
Toopala771/
Topaula771/
Totpala771/
Tepaala771/
Tepfala771/
Taphale771/
Tapelah771/
Tapaleu771/
Teapale771/
Taupale771/
Tapaler771/
Tapaliz771/
Tapalos771/
Tapeale771/
Tapalit771/
Tepalai771/
Tapalie770/
Tapaailaya753/
Thappeatla751/
Thapaliy7114,319/
Topallaj71383/
Topalaya71227/
Theppala71162/
Tohpalad71103/
Toppalad7181/
Taspolat7165/
Tadphale7150/
Taphaali7150/
Teppalla7119/
Topaliah7112/
Thapalli7110/
Topallaz7110/
Toupalas719/
Thappali717/
Thapally717/
Thoppala717/
Tadpalli717/
Ttapalli717/
Tappolla716/
Tahapali716/
Theepala716/
Thepalla715/
Tatpalli715/
Topalaja715/
Tepphala714/
Thopalla713/
Tappalli713/
Thapaale713/
Tappalou712/
Tapaless712/
Thopalad712/
Totpalla711/
Thapaled711/
Thapales711/
Thapelaa711/
Thappela711/
Teyppala711/
Thopalya711/
Thepaala711/
Tadpalle711/
Tatpally711/
Tepaylay711/
Thapalis711/
Topallai711/
Topallas711/
Tospatla711/
Tapoulai711/
Tohpalah711/
Thepalai711/
Topola671,350/
Topale671,215/
Topalo671,085/
Topali67903/
Topală67526/
Tapole67287/
Topela67185/
Tapoli67165/
Tapelo67101/
Topaly6790/
Tepela6789/
Thephalai6780/
Tapolo6758/
Thapauliy6743/
Taidpalli6726/
Topała6718/
Tepola676/
Thappalli674/
Tepalo674/
Thepphala674/
Tashpolat672/
Thappally671/
Thtapalli671/
Theppaala671/
Taaspalli671/
Thapailiy671/
Taupollah671/
Tapolatch670/

Tapala Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tapala in the Tibetan language
ལྟ་པ་ལ།tapala-
Tapala in the Hindi language
टपलाtapala-
Tapala in the Marathi language
टपालाtapala43.48
तपालाtapala34.78
तापलाtapala21.74
Tapala in the Oriya language
ତପଳାtapala33.33
ତପଲାtapala25
ଟିଆପାଲାti'apala8.33
ପଧାନpadhana8.33
ଟାପାଲାtapala8.33
ତାପଲାtapala8.33
ଟପଲାtapala8.33
Tapala in the Russian language
Тапалаtapala-

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