Taphu Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
South Africa

Taphu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Taphu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367

Taphu (17) may also be a first name.

Taphu Last Name Facts

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

Taphu occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Taphu.

How Common Is The Last Name Taphu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,723,624th most commonly used family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 50 percent of Taphu reside; 50 percent reside in Southern Africa and 50 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Taphu is also the 2,694,839th most widespread first name worldwide. It is borne by 17 people.

The surname Taphu is most commonly occurring in India, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 191,766,346. In India Taphu is most common in: Gujarat, where 100 percent reside. Outside of India it occurs in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 50 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thaphu91172/
Taphau9140/
Tadphu914/
Tahphu912/
Taiphu911/
Taephu911/
Tapu8911,351/
Thatphu83130/
Thapphu83130/
Taphous8317/
Thaphut838/
Thaiphu834/
Taaphau831/
Tapuy805,217/
Tapus80500/
Tapuz80271/
Tappu80259/
Taput80234/
Tapui80135/
Taipu80123/
Tapau80115/
Tapou8067/
Ttapu8050/
Tophu8045/
Thapu8034/
Tadpu8029/
Tapud8016/
Tapfu8012/
Taapu8010/
Taupu807/
Tephu806/
Tapeu804/
Tatpu803/
Tapuh803/
Taepu803/
Tahpu801/
Tapuj801/
Teapu801/
Tahfu801/
Thapheus771/
Tahaphuj771/
Tautphus770/
Thapui73197/
Taupau7369/
Taupus7356/
Tapaus7355/
Tapuch7351/
Thephu7340/
Tophus7319/
Tahpou7318/
Tahafu7316/
Taiput7314/
Tappou7312/
Thapau7312/
Thappu737/
Thaput734/
Thaipu734/
Ttaapu734/
Taupou733/
Tapout733/
Tatput733/
Tapuis732/
Tapouh732/
Tajput732/
Taupui732/
Tapeut731/
Taipus731/
Tapuua731/
Tapuhy731/
Tapaut731/
Tapaud731/
Tasput731/
Taepau731/
Tahfou731/
Taapou731/
Tapush731/
Tapuhe731/
Taaipu731/
Taitpu731/
Tahfuj731/
Dthapu731/
Tautphaus711/
Topu6717,464/
Tepu671,407/
Tafu67949/
Teabput6739/
Tappous6712/
Thephuy674/
Thepphu674/
Tuiphui674/
Tahafuj674/
Tahafou672/
Tapouha672/
Teephui671/
Thapaut671/
Taiphoe671/
Thapeus671/
Tauppau671/

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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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  • 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 Taphu
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