Tapawa Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Tapawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
Tapawa (45) may also be a first name.
Tapawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tapawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Tapawa occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Tapawa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 6,723,624th most widespread last name globally, held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname is predominantly found in Oceania, where 38 percent of Tapawa live; 38 percent live in Oceania Islands and 25 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,504,468th most frequent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 45 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 15,393,300. Outside of Kenya this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 25 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 25 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tapawai | 92 | 38 | / |
| Tapaway | 92 | 2 | / |
| Tapawat | 92 | 1 | / |
| Tapaiwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Tappawat | 86 | 2 | / |
| Thapawat | 86 | 2 | / |
| Tahpawai | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tapava | 83 | 1,626 | / |
| Tapawi | 83 | 26 | / |
| Tapaba | 83 | 2 | / |
| Tapewa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Thaphawat | 80 | 4 | / |
| Thappawat | 80 | 1 | / |
| Thaipawat | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tapaeva | 77 | 359 | / |
| Tapatva | 77 | 3 | / |
| Topawai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Taepava | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tapfava | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tapavat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tapasua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tapabai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Thapphawat | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tapabhai | 71 | 824 | / |
| Taupaeva | 71 | 7 | / |
| Tapahuay | 71 | 4 | / |
| Tahapava | 71 | 4 | / |
| Thapavat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Topaiwah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Thapavas | 71 | 1 | / |
| Taphawej | 71 | 1 | / |
| Taapaeva | 71 | 1 | / |
| Topaiwad | 71 | 1 | / |
| Taphabhai | 67 | 853 | / |
| Tepava | 67 | 262 | / |
| Tapowe | 67 | 44 | / |
| Tapova | 67 | 40 | / |
| Tapeva | 67 | 21 | / |
| Tapavi | 67 | 13 | / |
| Tapabi | 67 | 10 | / |
| Tapave | 67 | 6 | / |
| Topava | 67 | 5 | / |
| Topowa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tapabe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thepphawa | 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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Tapawa
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