Tapalu Surname

744,013th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 387 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Tapalu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tapalu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia2181:72,7066,288
India1041:7,375,629160,209
Indonesia551:2,404,531143,692
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

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 or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tapalu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 744,013th most common surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 18,830,868 people. The surname Tapalu is predominantly found 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 frequently used first name globally, borne by 254 people.

The surname Tapalu is most numerous in Zambia, where it is borne by 218 people, or 1 in 72,706. In Zambia it is most prevalent in: North-Western Province, where 67 percent live, Lusaka Province, where 15 percent live and Copperbelt Province, where 10 percent live. Aside from Zambia this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in India, where 27 percent live and Indonesia, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tapalud9286/
Tappalu929/
Tapalus925/
Thapalu924/
Tapaliu923/
Tapaalu922/
Tapalau922/
Tapaleu921/
Tapatlu921/
Tapallu921/
Taapalu921/
Taipalus86564/
Thapalud8615/
Tappalou862/
Tahapalu862/
Topalu83206/
Tapelu83169/
Tapolu834/
Tepalu833/
Tapolou7716/
Teepalu7715/
Tappolu771/
Teppalu771/
Tapolgu771/
Tapollu771/
Topalud771/
Thapally717/
Tappollu711/
Thappelu711/
Tepelu674/
Topolu673/
Topelu671/
Thotapally63454/
Topoğlu621,145/
Tepeliu6243/
Topuolu6210/
Topolou622/
Thepolu621/
Topoleu621/
Toipolu621/
Tepeluș621/
Tapoloo621/
Tepollu621/
Topeelu621/
Topoulou5733/
Thopollu571/

Tapalu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tapalu in the Oriya language
ତାପାଲୁtapalu-
Tapalu in the Marathi language
तापालुtapalu53.85
तापालtapala23.08
तापालूtapalu15.38
टापलुtapalu7.69
Tapalu in the Hindi language
टपलूtapalu50
टापलुtapalu30
टापलूtapalu10
टपालूtapalu10

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tapalu
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