Tapir Surname

1,511,557th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 138 people bear this surname

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

Tapir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tapir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1281:5,992,698140,682
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Tapir (458) may also be a first name.

Tapir Last Name Facts

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

Tapir (Arabic: التابير, Hindi: तपीर, Oriya: ତପିର, Russian: Тапир) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tapir? popularity and diffusion

Tapir is the 1,511,557th most frequent surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 52,808,304 people. Tapir is primarily found in Asia, where 95 percent of Tapir live; 94 percent live in South Asia and 93 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Tapir is also the 398,932nd most numerous given name at a global level, borne by 458 people.

The surname is most frequently used in India, where it is carried by 128 people, or 1 in 5,992,698. In India Tapir is mostly concentrated in: Arunachal Pradesh, where 96 percent live, Tamil Nadu, where 3 percent live and Telangana, where 1 percent live. Aside from India this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 4 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tapire91521/
Tapair9127/
Tapgir918/
Taphir915/
Tapier914/
Thapir912/
Tapior911/
Taupier83611/
Tappier832/
Tapaire831/
Taupire831/
Tauphir831/
Tappire831/
Tapeire830/
Tapre801,263/
Taper80822/
Tepir8042/
Topir8018/
Tapyr801/
Tapirova7715/
Tapper739,768/
Tapere732,102/
Thaper73809/
Tapyor73414/
Tapfer73242/
Tapert73236/
Thapre7348/
Tasper736/
Taiper736/
Tauper735/
Taaper735/
Tapear733/
Tophir732/
Topair732/
Taapre732/
Topier731/
Taperh731/
Taupre731/
Topuir731/
Tepier730/
Taypirova7113/
Tappert671,742/
Thapper67110/
Taupert6761/
Tappere675/
Taspere673/
Taepper673/
Taperre672/
Taipear671/
Taphetr671/
Tahaper671/
Tajpeer671/
Tapperd671/
Tasphyr671/
Thepier671/
Toupair671/
Ttapere671/
Taipher671/
Thopair671/
Taipper671/
Toupire670/

Tapir Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tapir in the Hindi language
तपीरtapira-
Tapir in the Oriya language
ତପିରtapira-
Tapir in the Russian language
Тапирtapir-
Tapir in the Arabic language
التابيرaltabyr-
تابيرtabyr-

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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
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  • 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 Tapir
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