Tapien Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Tapien Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tapien Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea151:543,58166,712
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Tapien Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tapien is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Tapien.

How Common Is The Last Name Tapien? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tapien is the 4,427,875th most common family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. This last name is primarily found in Oceania, where 80 percent of Tapien reside; 80 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 80 percent reside in Papuan Oceania.

The last name is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 543,581. In Papua New Guinea Tapien is most prevalent in: Enga, where 100 percent reside. Barring Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 10 percent reside and Indonesia, where 5 percent reside.

Tapien Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Tapien has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Tapien surname decreased 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Taipien9211/
Tapieng927/
Tappien920/
Tapin911,659/
Tapen91542/
Thapieng861/
Taupin834,228/
Tappin832,463/
Taping832,176/
Taypin831,292/
Tappen831,125/
Tapeng83595/
Tapion83509/
Taipen83356/
Thapin83304/
Taypen83274/
Tapina83199/
Tapoin83105/
Taipin8386/
Taspin8384/
Tapend8377/
Tapaen8336/
Tapain8324/
Taupen8320/
Teapin8318/
Tapyen8317/
Tapeun8312/
Taepin8312/
Tapiin8311/
Taspen8311/
Thapen8310/
Tapean839/
Tapiem831/
Tapein831/
Tapgin831/
Taapen831/
Topien831/
Tapind831/
Tapenk831/
Tapinc831/
Tapuen831/
Tapn8011/
Tapping771,531/
Taipina77187/
Taupyen77173/
Tapehen7798/
Thapaen7778/
Taiping7738/
Thapoen7733/
Tapeane7733/
Tapeing7730/
Tapeeng7718/
Taphaen7710/
Taypina777/
Theapin775/
Thapyen775/
Thapina774/
Teappen773/
Tapioan772/
Taupain772/
Taipeng772/
Tapaine772/
Thapiem772/
Tappeen771/
Tappind771/
Tappion771/
Taapina771/
Taupiin771/
Tapaing771/
Tayppen771/
Thapain771/
Thappen771/
Tabpeng771/
Tapeang771/
Taphain770/
Thaupen770/
Tepen732,419/
Topin731,454/
Tepin73745/
Tapem73551/
Topen73220/
Tapim7387/
Tapne7330/
Thapn731/
Tapenova71121/
Thappaen7193/
Tapinova7130/
Thapeane7112/
Thapping716/
Thappean715/
Thaipaen714/
Thabping712/
Thaphain711/
Toupieng711/
Teapaine711/
Tapaihan711/
Thapjeen711/
Thappeng711/
Tapeiang711/
Toupin675,168/
Toppin673,215/
Toppen67491/
Thepin67423/
Topaen67281/
Teipen67261/
Topina67195/
Teppen67145/
Teepen67143/
Teupen67132/
Topeng67105/
Thapem6751/
Toipin6745/
Thaphayen6739/
Teppin6734/
Thepen6732/
Topein6729/
Taaispeen6729/
Toping6716/
Topion6716/
Topuin6714/
Toupen6714/
Taypinova679/
Toopin677/
Teupin674/
Thépin674/
Topjin673/
Toopen672/
Teypen672/
Tapoun672/
Topiyn671/
Tospin671/
Thapne671/
Tappne671/
Töppen671/
Topyen671/
Tapyon671/
Thapheang671/
Topent670/
Tuopin670/
Tappem670/
Topfen670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tapien
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