Tapesa Surname

3,141,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Tapesa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tapesa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe291:532,35342,865
India81:95,883,173728,828
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613

Tapesa (86) may also be a first name.

Tapesa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tapesa (Hindi: तपेसा, Oriya: ତେପସା) has its highest incidence in Zimbabwe. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tapesa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,141,416th most frequently occurring last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 186,860,152 people. Tapesa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 79 percent of Tapesa live; 79 percent live in Southern Africa and 79 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Tapesa is also the 1,032,266th most numerous given name throughout the world, borne by 86 people.

The surname is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 29 people, or 1 in 532,353. In Zimbabwe it is mostly concentrated in: Harare Province, where 59 percent are found, Mashonaland East Province, where 31 percent are found and Manicaland Province, where 3 percent are found. Apart from Zimbabwe it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 21 percent are found and South Africa, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Taapesa9293/
Tapesha923/
Tapaesa921/
Tapiesa921/
Taupesia861/
Tappetsa861/
Topesa83473/
Tapasa83473/
Taposa83107/
Tapisa8362/
Tapesy832/
Tapeja831/
Tapisha77537/
Tapisah77371/
Thapisa77189/
Thapasa77109/
Tapisay7769/
Tapessy7722/
Taposha7712/
Tapasai7710/
Tapeser7710/
Tapissa779/
Tapetsi779/
Thaposa778/
Taphasa776/
Tapassa775/
Tapesco773/
Tapasha773/
Tapaisa772/
Tapezza772/
Thopesa771/
Tepeisa771/
Topesaa771/
Tapeshi771/
Taapasa771/
Tahpasa771/
Tapeasi771/
Tapecha771/
Tappeser71169/
Tahpasay718/
Tapeatsi715/
Taphasah714/
Taposeea714/
Tapeiseu711/
Tappesse711/
Tapisadh711/
Thapasah711/
Tapisiah711/
Taapitsa711/
Tapashaa711/
Tapiso67168/
Tapise67113/
Tapisi6783/
Tapija6756/
Topisa6754/
Tappesser6754/
Topese6743/
Tapaso6717/
Tappehser6716/
Topeza6715/
Tapeco678/
Tapaza675/
Tepeso675/
Teposa674/
Tapica673/
Taposo672/
Taphisach671/
Tapehshee671/
Tajpaasha671/
Tapice671/
Tapejo671/
Tapeci671/
Topeca671/
Topeso671/
Taupaasau671/
Tappehzah671/
Tapazo671/
Tapaça671/
Topesy670/

Tapesa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tapesa in the Hindi language
तपेसाtapesa-
Tapesa in the Oriya language
ତେପସାtepasa50
ତେପଶାtepasa50

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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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  • 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 Tapesa
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