Tapelu Surname
Approximately 169 people bear this surname
Tapelu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samoa | 162 | 1:1,196 | 373 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 1:1,509,441 | 47,971 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Tapelu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tapelu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Tapelu (Marathi: तापेलु) occurs in Samoa more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tapelu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,328,442nd most numerous family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 43,121,573 people. This surname is mostly found in Oceania, where 99 percent of Tapelu reside; 96 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 96 percent reside in Polynesia.
Tapelu is most commonly used in Samoa, where it is held by 162 people, or 1 in 1,196. Barring Samoa this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in New Zealand, where 2 percent live and Australia, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tappetlu | 86 | 8 | / |
| Taipelus | 86 | 4 | / |
| Thappelu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tapalu | 83 | 387 | / |
| Tepelu | 83 | 4 | / |
| Tapolu | 83 | 4 | / |
| Tapilu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Topelu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tepeliu | 77 | 43 | / |
| Tappalu | 77 | 9 | / |
| Thapalu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Tapilyu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Tapaliu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Tapalau | 77 | 2 | / |
| Tapaalu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Tepeluș | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tapollu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tapaleu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tappolu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tapallu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Taapalu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Topeelu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Topelius | 71 | 37 | / |
| Tappalou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Tahapalu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Tapioleu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tappollu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tappitlu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Topalu | 67 | 206 | / |
| Topilu | 67 | 22 | / |
| Toppelius | 67 | 3 | / |
| Topolu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tepalu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Topoğlu | 62 | 1,145 | / |
| Teepalu | 62 | 15 | / |
| Topilus | 62 | 3 | / |
| Topoleu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Tepollu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Teppalu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Topiliu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Toipolu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Thepolu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Topilyus | 57 | 3 | / |
| Tophilus | 57 | 1 | / |
| Thopollu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Thophilou | 53 | 1 | / |
| Thoiphilus | 50 | 1 | / |
Tapelu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tapelu in the Marathi language | ||
| तापेलु | tapelu | - |
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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 Tapelu
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