Tapeu Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Tapeu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
Tapeu (8) may also be a first name.
Tapeu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tapeu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tapeu is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Tapeu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Tapeu is the 8,968,613th most widespread last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 75 percent of Tapeu are found; 50 percent are found in Central Africa and 50 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Tapeu is also the 4,213,784th most frequent first name throughout the world, borne by 8 people.
This surname is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 10,384,534. In Cameroon Tapeu is primarily concentrated in: Centre Region, where 50 percent live and Northwest Region, where 50 percent live. Not including Cameroon it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 25 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 25 percent live.
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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 Tapeu
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