Tapelo Surname
Approximately 101 people bear this surname
Tapelo Surname Definition:
Tapelo is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: prayer.
Tapelo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 53 | 1:153,844 | 21,244 |
| Namibia | 33 | 1:73,012 | 7,607 |
| Indonesia | 9 | 1:14,694,355 | 460,137 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Tapelo (428) may also be a first name.
Tapelo Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Tapelo is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: prayer.
Tapelo is a surname of the Subiya tribe, meaning: prayer.
Tapelo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tapelo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tapelo is more frequently found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of Tapelo click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tapelo? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,839,022nd most frequently occurring last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 72,153,920 people. The surname is primarily found in Oceania, where 52 percent of Tapelo reside; 52 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 52 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 415,075th most frequent first name at a global level, held by 428 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 53 people, or 1 in 153,844. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly concentrated in: Madang, where 98 percent live and Morobe, where 2 percent live. Beside Papua New Guinea Tapelo occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Namibia, where 33 percent live and Indonesia, where 9 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thapelo | 92 | 3,289 | / |
| Tapelot | 92 | 16 | / |
| Thaapelo | 86 | 3 | / |
| Tapela | 83 | 1,317 | / |
| Tapalo | 83 | 746 | / |
| Tepelo | 83 | 84 | / |
| Tapolo | 83 | 58 | / |
| Tapilo | 83 | 13 | / |
| Topelo | 83 | 4 | / |
| Tapetillo | 80 | 112 | / |
| Tapilot | 77 | 442 | / |
| Tapetla | 77 | 219 | / |
| Thapleo | 77 | 213 | / |
| Thapela | 77 | 45 | / |
| Taupela | 77 | 12 | / |
| Taipalo | 77 | 8 | / |
| Tapalio | 77 | 5 | / |
| Tappela | 77 | 5 | / |
| Tapelia | 77 | 4 | / |
| Topeilo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Taapolo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tapelah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tapoloo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Teepelo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Taipolo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tapesla | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tappetla | 71 | 2,040 | / |
| Tapettla | 71 | 10 | / |
| Tapfetla | 71 | 4 | / |
| Tappalou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Tapoilgo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Taphetla | 71 | 1 | / |
| Taapetla | 71 | 1 | / |
| Thappela | 71 | 1 | / |
| Thapelaa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tapala | 67 | 2,011 | / |
| Topalo | 67 | 1,085 | / |
| Tapola | 67 | 718 | / |
| Topela | 67 | 185 | / |
| Tapila | 67 | 174 | / |
| Topylo | 67 | 141 | / |
| Topolo | 67 | 113 | / |
| Tepela | 67 | 89 | / |
| Tepolo | 67 | 71 | / |
| Topilo | 67 | 44 | / |
| Tepylo | 67 | 33 | / |
| Tapphetla | 67 | 10 | / |
| Tappetlla | 67 | 8 | / |
| Tappettla | 67 | 7 | / |
| Tepalo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tapeetlla | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tahpetlla | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tapeettla | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tappeatla | 67 | 1 | / |
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