Tapalo Surname

454,357th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 746 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Tapalo Surname User-submission:

The Tapalo surname means 'road'. It is connected with wisdom and leadership. It originates from Quito Cuanavale, Angola.

Tapalos are mostly found in Angola and Namibia.

Tapalo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia6011:26,3732,776
Indonesia411:3,225,590176,839
Namibia381:63,4057,039
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Ivory Coast121:1,922,60335,802
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
England11:55,718,059489,080
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Tapalo (82) may also be a first name.

Tapalo Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Tapalo surname means 'road'. It is connected with wisdom and leadership. It originates from Quito Cuanavale, Angola.

Tapalos are mostly found in Angola and Namibia.

- wisemant

Tapalo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tapalo (Marathi: तपालो) is found in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tapalo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 454,357th most widespread surname globally, borne by around 1 in 9,768,828 people. The last name Tapalo is mostly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Tapalo live; 88 percent live in Southern Africa and 88 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Tapalo is also the 1,060,447th most common given name at a global level, held by 82 people.

The surname Tapalo is most frequent in Zambia, where it is borne by 601 people, or 1 in 26,373. In Zambia it is most common in: North-Western Province, where 38 percent are found, Western Province, where 28 percent are found and Lusaka Province, where 21 percent are found. Besides Zambia it exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 5 percent are found and Namibia, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tapalgo92187/
Taipalo928/
Tapalio925/
Tapalos921/
Tappalou862/
Tapala832,011/
Topalo831,085/
Tapelo83101/
Tapolo8358/
Tepalo834/
Tapalla774,335/
Thapelo773,289/
Thapala77448/
Tapalia77236/
Tapaila77115/
Tapalad77102/
Tadpala7795/
Tapatla7789/
Tappala7749/
Tapolgo7749/
Taipala7730/
Tapalat7727/
Tapolos7724/
Tapuolo7723/
Topaloz7722/
Tapolou7716/
Tapaala7711/
Tapalas776/
Tapalaa774/
Tapalya773/
Taepala773/
Tapalau772/
Teppalo771/
Tapoloo771/
Tepallo771/
Taipolo771/
Topalgo771/
Topalio771/
Topallo771/
Tapalah771/
Ttapala771/
Taapolo771/
Tapaleu771/
Tappatla71432/
Thapalia71188/
Tapaaila71168/
Tapallas71147/
Tappalad7174/
Thapalat7139/
Tadpatla7127/
Thapalla7122/
Thapalad7116/
Thapaala718/
Tapattla717/
Tapallla717/
Topalloi716/
Tapallia715/
Thappala714/
Tapalaha713/
Thaapelo713/
Tappalla713/
Tapatlla712/
Tapoilgo711/
Tatpalla711/
Tapaatla711/
Taapatla711/
Taippala711/
Thaapala711/
Thapalya711/
Ttapgala711/
Topala673,426/
Tapela671,317/
Tapola67718/
Topală67526/
Tashpolot67171/
Tepala67120/
Topolo67113/
Tepelo6784/
Tepolo6771/
Thapatlla676/
Topelo674/
Thapollos671/
Tappeatla671/
Tappatlla671/
Tapaytlla671/
Thapattla671/
Thapathla671/

Tapalo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tapalo in the Marathi language
तपालोtapalo-

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