Taphel Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Taphel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Taphel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa341:1,593,46280,086
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Taphel Last Name Facts

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

Taphel (Hindi: तफेल) is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Taphel? popularity and diffusion

The surname Taphel is the 3,323,005th most frequently held surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 208,215,598 people. Taphel occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Taphel are found; 97 percent are found in Southern Africa and 97 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

Taphel is most common in South Africa, where it is held by 34 people, or 1 in 1,593,462. In South Africa Taphel is most numerous in: Western Cape, where 59 percent live, Eastern Cape, where 38 percent live and Gauteng, where 3 percent live. Besides South Africa Taphel occurs in one country. It is also common in India, where 3 percent live.

Taphel Last Name Statistics demography

Taphel earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 67.89% less than the national average, earning R 76,308 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Taphoel921/
Taphael921/
Taphell921/
Tapele83522/
Taphil835/
Tophel832/
Töphel831/
Tephel831/
Tappetl773/
Thapele772/
Taphail772/
Taiphil771/
Tahfeel771/
Tapeale771/
Taipele771/
Thaphle771/
Tapeele771/
Tafel731,575/
Taple73787/
Tapfl731/
Thaphlep714/
Thauphil710/
Tofael671,179/
Topele67835/
Tapile67599/
Taffel67309/
Tafeel67133/
Tahvil6786/
Tayfel6763/
Taafel6754/
Töpfel6742/
Tajfel6733/
Thaple6723/
Taufel6717/
Topfel6711/
Tafelh677/
Tophil676/
Tafiel674/
Tafell673/
Tapple673/
Tafael672/
Taifel672/
Teaple672/
Topgel671/
Teafel671/
Tafuel671/
Tavfel671/
Tapail671/
Tasfel671/
Thofel670/
Taefel670/
Tauple670/

Taphel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Taphel in the Hindi language
तफेलtaphela-

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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 Taphel
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