Tapaua Surname
Approximately 35 people bear this surname
Tapaua Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 34 | 1:239,815 | 32,925 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
Tapaua Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tapaua Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tapaua is more frequently found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Tapaua? popularity and diffusion
The surname Tapaua is the 3,323,005th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 208,215,598 people. The surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 97 percent of Tapaua are found; 97 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 97 percent are found in Papuan Oceania.
The last name is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 34 people, or 1 in 239,815. In Papua New Guinea Tapaua is primarily concentrated in: New Ireland, where 71 percent reside, Madang, where 15 percent reside and Bougainville, where 3 percent reside. Excluding Papua New Guinea it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Singapore, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tapoua | 83 | 59 | / |
| Tapuua | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tapuah | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tapaou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tapahou | 77 | 16 | / |
| Tappuah | 77 | 11 | / |
| Tapajja | 77 | 6 | / |
| Tapaiya | 77 | 5 | / |
| Tapayia | 77 | 2 | / |
| Tapouas | 77 | 1 | / |
| Taupaoa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tapayao | 77 | 1 | / |
| Thapaau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tapao | 73 | 2,522 | / |
| Tapae | 73 | 62 | / |
| Tapoa | 73 | 32 | / |
| Thapajay | 71 | 6 | / |
| Tapouach | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tapaajay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tapaiyap | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tappayya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Taphao | 67 | 268 | / |
| Tapahe | 67 | 31 | / |
| Tapaos | 67 | 24 | / |
| Tapoha | 67 | 14 | / |
| Topauo | 67 | 12 | / |
| Tapooa | 67 | 12 | / |
| Thapao | 67 | 11 | / |
| Tapaye | 67 | 10 | / |
| Tapuhi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Thapoa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Tapahi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Tahpao | 67 | 4 | / |
| Taipae | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tapoah | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tepeua | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tapouo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tapeai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tapaje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thappayya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tapuhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tapaer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tapaez | 67 | 1 | / |
| Taphae | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tappae | 67 | 1 | / |
| Taspoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Topaea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tapaes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Teppayuha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Taipao | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tapeuy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tapiea | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Tapaua
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