Tapei Surname
Approximately 21 people bear this surname
Tapei Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 15 | 1:543,581 | 66,712 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Tapei (110) may also be a first name.
Tapei Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tapei Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tapei (Oriya: ତେପଇ) is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Tapei? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 4,307,654th most prevalent last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. This surname is primarily found in Oceania, where 71 percent of Tapei are found; 71 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 71 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Tapei is also the 895,203rd most frequently occurring forename at a global level. It is borne by 110 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 543,581. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: Bougainville, where 33 percent live, Central, where 20 percent live and Morobe, where 13 percent live. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in India, where 14 percent live and Iran, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Tapei Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tapei in the Oriya language | ||
| ତେପଇ | tepa'i | - |
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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 Tapei
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