Tapela Surname

290,699th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,317 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Botswana
Highest density in:
Botswana

Tapela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tapela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Botswana8711:2,511291
Zimbabwe2011:76,80711,322
Papua New Guinea1131:72,1579,422
India551:13,946,643236,652
South Africa501:1,083,55464,652
England131:4,286,005132,302
Uruguay61:571,96026,877
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737

Tapela (1,019) may also be a first name.

Tapela Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Tapela Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Tapela (Oriya: ତାେପଲା) is more commonly found in Botswana than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tapela? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 290,699th most frequent family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 5,533,444 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 85 percent of Tapela live; 85 percent live in Southern Africa and 85 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Tapela is also the 251,554th most widespread forename throughout the world, borne by 1,019 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Botswana, where it is held by 871 people, or 1 in 2,511. Other than Botswana it occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 15 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 9 percent reside.

Tapela Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Tapela earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 83.02% more than the national average, earning R 434,916 per year and in United States they earn 85.13% less than the national average, earning $6,417 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tapelea92299/
Tapetla92219/
Thapela9245/
Taupela9212/
Tappela925/
Tapelia924/
Tapelah921/
Tapesla921/
Tappetla862,040/
Tapettla8610/
Tapfetla864/
Thapelaa861/
Thappela861/
Taapetla861/
Taphetla861/
Tapala832,011/
Tapola83718/
Tapele83522/
Topela83185/
Tapila83174/
Tapeli83115/
Tapelo83101/
Tepela8389/
Tapely835/
Tapphetla8010/
Tappetlla808/
Tappettla807/
Tapeetlla804/
Tahpetlla801/
Tapeettla801/
Tappeatla801/
Tapalla774,335/
Thapelo773,289/
Thapeli77889/
Teapila77552/
Thapala77448/
Tapiola77349/
Tapalia77236/
Tapaila77115/
Teppela7793/
Thapila7775/
Tappola7765/
Tepelea7752/
Tappala7749/
Tappila7741/
Taupila7736/
Tapiele7735/
Thopela7734/
Taipala7730/
Thapola7724/
Taipola7722/
Toppela7720/
Tapelot7716/
Tapitla7715/
Tapolla7715/
Topeula7715/
Tappeli7714/
Tapaala7711/
Tapoila779/
Tapalay776/
Tapalaa774/
Topiela773/
Taepala773/
Tabpila773/
Tatpeli772/
Tepelia772/
Tapalau772/
Thapele772/
Tapalai772/
Ttapala771/
Tapeele771/
Tapelis771/
Tapetle771/
Tapilga771/
Tapeleh771/
Taapila771/
Taipele771/
Tapilat771/
Tapilay771/
Tapalah771/
Tapalea771/
Tapeale771/
Tapeles771/
Tapilai771/
Thappettla754/
Thappeatla751/
Thapalia71188/
Thapalay71187/
Tapaaila71168/
Thapilay71146/
Tappitla71120/
Tapilaha71115/
Thopelya71104/
Thoppela7126/
Thapalla7122/
Taphilai7122/
Tapolyai7118/
Thaphila719/
Thapaala718/
Theppela718/
Tapallla717/
Tappolla716/
Tapallia715/
Thabpila715/
Thappala714/
Toppetla714/
Taupelet714/
Tappalla713/
Thaapelo713/
Tapalaha713/
Thapalya711/
Thapitla711/
Thaapala711/
Taippala711/
Toupelia711/
Tapiglia711/
Thophela711/
Thappila711/
Tapphila711/
Tapily6712,651/
Topala673,426/
Topola671,350/
Topele67835/
Tapalo67746/
Tapile67599/
Thapphila67581/
Topila67152/
Tapili67146/
Tepala67120/
Tapetillo67112/
Tepelo6784/
Tapolo6758/
Topyla6732/
Thappitla6719/
Tapilo6713/
Topeli677/
Thopelaya676/
Tepola676/
Thaphetli675/
Topelo674/
Thapallai671/
Tapaytlla671/
Taphilias671/
Taupollah671/
Tapyly671/

Tapela Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tapela in the Oriya language
ତାେପଲାtaepala-

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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 Tapela
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