Tapem Surname

572,152nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 551 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Tapem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tapem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda5371:72,6997,997
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Tapem (29) may also be a first name.

Tapem Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tapem is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tapem? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 572,152nd most commonly used surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 13,226,036 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Tapem are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Tapem is also the 1,951,561st most widespread given name throughout the world, held by 29 people.

Tapem is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is borne by 537 people, or 1 in 72,699. In Uganda Tapem is most common in: Napak District, where 91 percent reside, Moroto District, where 7 percent reside and Kampala District, where 0 percent reside. Barring Uganda this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thapem9151/
Tapiem911/
Tappem910/
Thapiem832/
Tabpeam831/
Tapen80542/
Tapim8087/
Topem8068/
Tapne8030/
Tepem803/
Tappen731,125/
Tapeng73595/
Taipen73356/
Taypen73274/
Thapim7392/
Tapend7377/
Tapaen7336/
Taupen7320/
Tapien7320/
Tapeun7312/
Taspen7311/
Thapen7310/
Taphim737/
Tappne731/
Thopem731/
Tapuen731/
Tapenk731/
Thapne731/
Tapiom731/
Taapen731/
Teipem731/
Thapyom67116/
Tapehen6798/
Thaphim6786/
Thapaen6778/
Thapoen6733/
Tapeeng6718/
Topphem6717/
Taipien6711/
Tapn6711/
Taiphim674/
Taibpim674/
Teappen673/
Taipeng672/
Teabpim672/
Taspimm672/
Tayppen671/
Tabpeng671/
Thappen671/
Tappeen671/
Thapaim671/
Thaupen670/
Tappien670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Tapem
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