Tapima Surname

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

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Tapima Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tapima Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
Cameroon81:2,596,134118,056
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432

Tapima Last Name Facts

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

Tapima (Oriya: ତପିମା) occurs in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Tapima click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tapima? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,427,875th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 50 percent of Tapima reside; 50 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 50 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.

The surname is most commonly held in Indonesia, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 13,224,919. In Indonesia Tapima is primarily found in: Southeast Sulawesi, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Indonesia this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 40 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tapimay924/
Tapimai922/
Taphima921/
Tapaima921/
Tapfima921/
Tapiomaa8618/
Taphimay866/
Thapimai864/
Taupimau861/
Tapema832/
Tapimo831/
Topima831/
Tapuma831/
Thaphimai8093/
Taphaimay804/
Tapfuma774,006/
Thapuma778/
Taphuma778/
Topimai774/
Tapimit771/
Topimay771/
Tapuema771/
Tophimai7112/
Teepimay711/
Tapemo6754/
Thaphemha674/
Tuiphimai673/
Tapemy672/
Topuma671/
Tepimo671/
Tepema671/
Topimo671/
Teppema62204/
Taapemo626/
Tapeamy621/
Tapfumo621/
Topemma621/
Topumo5063/
Topemayowa501/
Topemi501/

Tapima Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tapima in the Oriya language
ତପିମାtapima50
ଟପିମାtapima50

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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 Tapima
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