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 surname Tapesa (Hindi: तपेसा, Oriya: ତେପସା) is held by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tapesa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,141,416th most widespread surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 186,860,152 people. Tapesa is predominantly found in Africa, where 79 percent of Tapesa are found; 79 percent are found in Southern Africa and 79 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,032,266th most commonly occurring given name on earth It is held by 86 people.

The surname Tapesa is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 29 people, or 1 in 532,353. In Zimbabwe Tapesa is mostly found in: Harare Province, where 59 percent reside, Mashonaland East Province, where 31 percent reside and Manicaland Province, where 3 percent reside. Aside from Zimbabwe this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 21 percent reside and South Africa, where 5 percent reside.

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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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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