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

The surname Tapien is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tapien? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 4,427,875^th most commonly occurring surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. The surname Tapien is primarily found in Oceania, where 80 percent of Tapien are found; 80 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 80 percent are found in Papuan Oceania.

It is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 543,581. In Papua New Guinea Tapien is most common in: Enga, where 100 percent live. Not including Papua New Guinea it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 10 percent live and Indonesia, where 5 percent live.

Tapien Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Tapien has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Tapien surname declined 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.