Tapem Surname
Approximately 551 people bear this surname
Tapem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 537 | 1:72,699 | 7,997 |
| Kenya | 9 | 1:5,131,100 | 45,516 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
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 last name Tapem occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Tapem.
How Common Is The Last Name Tapem? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 572,152nd most commonly held surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 13,226,036 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Tapem reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,951,561st most widespread first name at a global level, borne by 29 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is carried by 537 people, or 1 in 72,699. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Napak District, where 91 percent live, Moroto District, where 7 percent live and Kampala District, where 0 percent live. Besides Uganda this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 2 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thapem | 91 | 51 | / |
| Tapiem | 91 | 1 | / |
| Tappem | 91 | 0 | / |
| Thapiem | 83 | 2 | / |
| Tabpeam | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tapen | 80 | 542 | / |
| Tapim | 80 | 87 | / |
| Topem | 80 | 68 | / |
| Tapne | 80 | 30 | / |
| Tepem | 80 | 3 | / |
| Tappen | 73 | 1,125 | / |
| Tapeng | 73 | 595 | / |
| Taipen | 73 | 356 | / |
| Taypen | 73 | 274 | / |
| Thapim | 73 | 92 | / |
| Tapend | 73 | 77 | / |
| Tapaen | 73 | 36 | / |
| Taupen | 73 | 20 | / |
| Tapien | 73 | 20 | / |
| Tapeun | 73 | 12 | / |
| Taspen | 73 | 11 | / |
| Thapen | 73 | 10 | / |
| Taphim | 73 | 7 | / |
| Tappne | 73 | 1 | / |
| Thopem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tapuen | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tapenk | 73 | 1 | / |
| Thapne | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tapiom | 73 | 1 | / |
| Taapen | 73 | 1 | / |
| Teipem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Thapyom | 67 | 116 | / |
| Tapehen | 67 | 98 | / |
| Thaphim | 67 | 86 | / |
| Thapaen | 67 | 78 | / |
| Thapoen | 67 | 33 | / |
| Tapeeng | 67 | 18 | / |
| Topphem | 67 | 17 | / |
| Taipien | 67 | 11 | / |
| Tapn | 67 | 11 | / |
| Taiphim | 67 | 4 | / |
| Taibpim | 67 | 4 | / |
| Teappen | 67 | 3 | / |
| Taipeng | 67 | 2 | / |
| Teabpim | 67 | 2 | / |
| Taspimm | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tayppen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tabpeng | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thappen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tappeen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thapaim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thaupen | 67 | 0 | / |
| Tappien | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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