Tape Surname
Approximately 38,985 people bear this surname
Tape Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coast | 32,957 | 1:700 | 75 |
| Papua New Guinea | 963 | 1:8,467 | 650 |
| Iran | 958 | 1:80,149 | 8,179 |
| India | 921 | 1:832,861 | 36,960 |
| United States | 450 | 1:805,464 | 62,023 |
| Philippines | 416 | 1:243,361 | 36,743 |
| Benin | 365 | 1:28,317 | 3,757 |
| France | 328 | 1:202,508 | 31,473 |
| England | 295 | 1:188,875 | 16,792 |
| Australia | 294 | 1:91,822 | 10,515 |
| South Africa | 277 | 1:195,587 | 21,102 |
| Indonesia | 157 | 1:842,352 | 63,704 |
| Cameroon | 123 | 1:168,854 | 18,087 |
| Botswana | 83 | 1:26,349 | 5,307 |
| Canada | 62 | 1:594,284 | 49,093 |
| Solomon Islands | 50 | 1:11,601 | 2,083 |
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| Zimbabwe | 38 | 1:406,269 | 36,425 |
| Jamaica | 34 | 1:84,410 | 3,809 |
| Uganda | 23 | 1:1,697,360 | 58,907 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Nigeria | 11 | 1:16,103,887 | 259,204 |
| Thailand | 11 | 1:6,421,668 | 407,040 |
| Togo | 9 | 1:805,308 | 6,372 |
| Brazil | 8 | 1:26,759,292 | 405,030 |
| Greece | 7 | 1:1,582,827 | 88,377 |
| Uruguay | 7 | 1:490,251 | 25,911 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| Guinea | 5 | 1:2,366,763 | 1,841 |
| Bermuda | 5 | 1:13,056 | 1,849 |
| Mali | 4 | 1:4,242,259 | 2,433 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Burkina Faso | 4 | 1:4,588,025 | 21,573 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Senegal | 3 | 1:4,859,781 | 6,822 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Cook Islands | 1 | 1:18,179 | 1,485 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,107,467 | 26,093 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 115 | 1:211,960 | 16,503 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:261,403 | 9,165 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 173 | 1:290,281 | 23,212 |
The alternate forms: Tapé (33) are calculated separately.
Tape (16,958) may also be a first name.
Tape Demographics
Average Male Tape Height
177.69 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Tape Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tape Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tape (Hindi: तपे, Marathi: तपे, Oriya: ତେପ) is found in The Ivory Coast more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Tapé. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Tape? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 14,299th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 186,932 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 70 percent of Tape live; 68 percent live in West Africa and 66 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Tape is also the 42,608th most frequently occurring first name worldwide, held by 16,958 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in The Ivory Coast, where it is borne by 32,957 people, or 1 in 700. In The Ivory Coast Tape is mostly found in: Sassandra-Marahoué District, where 54 percent reside, Abidjan Autonomous District, where 20 percent reside and Bas-Sassandra District, where 12 percent reside. Outside of The Ivory Coast Tape is found in 66 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent reside and Iran, where 2 percent reside.
Tape Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Tape has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Tape last name increased 260 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 257 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it contracted 83 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 75 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Tape Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States Tape are 5.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 58.33% being registered with the political party.
The amount Tape earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 1.99% more than the national average, earning R 242,376 per year; in United States they earn 3.67% more than the national average, earning $44,734 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.32% more than the national average, earning $54,312 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Tape Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tape in the Hindi language | ||
| तपे | tape | 80.65 |
| तापे | tape | 16.13 |
| टापे | tape | 3.23 |
| Tape in the Marathi language | ||
| तपे | tape | 76.67 |
| टापे | tape | 17.78 |
| टपे | tape | 2.22 |
| तपेे | tapee | 2.22 |
| तापे | tape | 1.11 |
| Tape in the Oriya language | ||
| ତେପ | tepa | 37.6 |
| ଟେପ | tepa | 30.4 |
| ତାେପ | taepa | 19.2 |
| ଟେପା | tepa | 10.4 |
| ଟାେପ | taepa | 1.6 |
| ତପି | tapi | 0.8 |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tape
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