Tapalu Surname
Approximately 387 people bear this surname
Tapalu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 218 | 1:72,706 | 6,288 |
| India | 104 | 1:7,375,629 | 160,209 |
| Indonesia | 55 | 1:2,404,531 | 143,692 |
| Papua New Guinea | 8 | 1:1,019,215 | 101,897 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Tapalu (254) may also be a first name.
Tapalu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tapalu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tapalu (Hindi: टपलू, Marathi: तापालु, Oriya: ତାପାଲୁ) is carried by more people in Zambia than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of Tapalu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tapalu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 744,013th most frequently used family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 18,830,868 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 57 percent of Tapalu are found; 56 percent are found in Southern Africa and 56 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Tapalu is also the 559,024th most widely held first name worldwide, held by 254 people.
This last name is most common in Zambia, where it is borne by 218 people, or 1 in 72,706. In Zambia Tapalu is mostly found in: North-Western Province, where 67 percent live, Lusaka Province, where 15 percent live and Copperbelt Province, where 10 percent live. Besides Zambia this last name is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in India, where 27 percent live and Indonesia, where 14 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tapalud | 92 | 86 | / |
| Tappalu | 92 | 9 | / |
| Tapalus | 92 | 5 | / |
| Thapalu | 92 | 4 | / |
| Tapaliu | 92 | 3 | / |
| Tapaalu | 92 | 2 | / |
| Tapalau | 92 | 2 | / |
| Tapaleu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Tapatlu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Tapallu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Taapalu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Taipalus | 86 | 564 | / |
| Thapalud | 86 | 15 | / |
| Tappalou | 86 | 2 | / |
| Tahapalu | 86 | 2 | / |
| Topalu | 83 | 206 | / |
| Tapelu | 83 | 169 | / |
| Tapolu | 83 | 4 | / |
| Tepalu | 83 | 3 | / |
| Tapolou | 77 | 16 | / |
| Teepalu | 77 | 15 | / |
| Tappolu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Teppalu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tapolgu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tapollu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Topalud | 77 | 1 | / |
| Thapally | 71 | 7 | / |
| Tappollu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Thappelu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tepelu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Topolu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Topelu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thotapally | 63 | 454 | / |
| Topoğlu | 62 | 1,145 | / |
| Tepeliu | 62 | 43 | / |
| Topuolu | 62 | 10 | / |
| Topolou | 62 | 2 | / |
| Thepolu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Topoleu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Toipolu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Tepeluș | 62 | 1 | / |
| Tapoloo | 62 | 1 | / |
| Tepollu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Topeelu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Topoulou | 57 | 33 | / |
| Thopollu | 57 | 1 | / |
Tapalu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tapalu in the Oriya language | ||
| ତାପାଲୁ | tapalu | - |
| Tapalu in the Marathi language | ||
| तापालु | tapalu | 53.85 |
| तापाल | tapala | 23.08 |
| तापालू | tapalu | 15.38 |
| टापलु | tapalu | 7.69 |
| Tapalu in the Hindi language | ||
| टपलू | tapalu | 50 |
| टापलु | tapalu | 30 |
| टापलू | tapalu | 10 |
| टपालू | tapalu | 10 |
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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 Tapalu
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