Tapira Surname

1,391,595th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 157 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Tapira Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tapira Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1041:148,44518,938
India261:29,502,515369,827
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

The alternate forms: Tapíra (1) are calculated separately.

Tapira (77) may also be a first name.

Tapira Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tapira (Georgian: ტაპირა, Marathi: तापीरा, Oriya: ଟପିରା, Russian: Тапира) occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant: Tapíra. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tapira? popularity and diffusion

Tapira is the 1,391,595th most commonly used family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 46,417,490 people. Tapira occurs predominantly in Africa, where 74 percent of Tapira reside; 66 percent reside in Southern Africa and 66 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,100,117th most common first name internationally. It is borne by 77 people.

Tapira is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 104 people, or 1 in 148,445. In Zimbabwe it is mostly concentrated in: Manicaland Province, where 48 percent are found, Mashonaland East Province, where 20 percent are found and Harare Province, where 13 percent are found. Outside of Zimbabwe Tapira is found in 9 countries. It is also common in India, where 17 percent are found and Tanzania, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tapíra941/
Tapiray92347/
Tapfira92220/
Thapira9243/
Tapiera9225/
Tapeira9217/
Tapitra924/
Tapirai923/
Tapaira922/
Taapira921/
Tapirat921/
Taipira921/
Tapiraj921/
Tapuira921/
Tapairay8621/
Tapaaira861/
Tapuiray861/
Thappira861/
Tapera838,844/
Tapura83523/
Tapire83521/
Tapiro83251/
Tapiri8320/
Topira836/
Tapiré831/
Tepira831/
Tapiró831/
Thapiraja801/
Tapiero7713,035/
Tappura7743/
Tapurai7729/
Taupiri7727/
Taperas7717/
Taipiri7714/
Tapurau7714/
Taperat777/
Topiras775/
Topeira775/
Tappiri774/
Tapfura772/
Tapiori772/
Taipera772/
Taipura771/
Taupera771/
Tapeiro771/
Taepera771/
Tapiere771/
Taupire771/
Tappire771/
Tappera771/
Taphera771/
Tapirez771/
Tapirie771/
Tapaire771/
Taperau771/
Tajpura771/
Tapirii771/
Tapeire770/
Thaipairat751/
Theapairat751/
Thapurai71227/
Taipeiro7139/
Tapfuura7113/
Tappairi714/
Thaepiro714/
Taaipera713/
Taapirei712/
Taipairi712/
Tepaaira711/
Tajpeara711/
Taupurai711/
Taperaai711/
Toupeira711/
Taapurai711/
Thaperat711/
Tapeerat711/
Taaperas711/
Tapere672,102/
Tapero67749/
Tapuro67704/
Tepera67332/
Topera67323/
Taperi67106/
Tepura6788/
Topiro6754/
Topiri6725/
Topura6723/
Tapperath6721/
Thaphetra6714/
Tapery678/
Tappairee677/
Tapurá671/
Tepiro671/
Thappiree671/

Tapira Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tapira in the Georgian language
ტაპირაtapira-
Tapira in the Oriya language
ଟପିରାtapira-
Tapira in the Marathi language
तापीराtapira-
Tapira in the Russian language
Тапираtapira-

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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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  • 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 Tapira
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