Tapga Surname
Approximately 633 people bear this surname
Tapga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 632 | 1:32,862 | 4,425 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Tapga (46) may also be a first name.
Tapga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tapga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tapga (Russian: Тапга) is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Tapga.
How Common Is The Last Name Tapga? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 515,280th most frequently used surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 11,512,711 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Tapga live; 65 percent live in West Africa and 36 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 1,484,914th most widely held first name worldwide. It is borne by 46 people.
Tapga is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is held by 632 people, or 1 in 32,862. In Cameroon Tapga is most prevalent in: Far North Region, where 65 percent live, North Region, where 24 percent live and Centre Region, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account Cameroon this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Tapga Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tapga in the Russian language | ||
| Тапга | tapga | - |
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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 Tapga
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