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) occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tapesa? popularity and diffusion

Tapesa is the 3,141,416th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 186,860,152 people. The surname Tapesa occurs mostly 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 widespread first name world-wide. It is borne by 86 people.

Tapesa is most common in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 29 people, or 1 in 532,353. In Zimbabwe Tapesa is most numerous in: Harare Province, where 59 percent live, Mashonaland East Province, where 31 percent live and Manicaland Province, where 3 percent live. Barring Zimbabwe Tapesa exists in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 21 percent live and South Africa, where 5 percent live.

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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