Tapalo Surname
Approximately 746 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 601 | 1:26,373 | 2,776 |
| Indonesia | 41 | 1:3,225,590 | 176,839 |
| Namibia | 38 | 1:63,405 | 7,039 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| South Africa | 17 | 1:3,186,924 | 115,449 |
| Ivory Coast | 12 | 1:1,922,603 | 35,802 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
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.
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Where Does The Last Name Tapalo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Tapalo (Marathi: तपालो) is borne by more people in Zambia than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Tapalo? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 454,357th most commonly occurring last name globally, borne by around 1 in 9,768,828 people. The last name Tapalo is predominantly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Tapalo are found; 88 percent are found in Southern Africa and 88 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Tapalo is also the 1,060,447th most frequent first name on earth It is held by 82 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Zambia, where it is borne by 601 people, or 1 in 26,373. In Zambia it is most prevalent in: North-Western Province, where 38 percent reside, Western Province, where 28 percent reside and Lusaka Province, where 21 percent reside. Besides Zambia Tapalo exists in 12 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 5 percent reside and Namibia, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Tapalo Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tapalo in the Marathi language | ||
| तपालो | tapalo | - |
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Footnotes
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