Tapira Surname
Approximately 157 people bear this surname
Tapira Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 104 | 1:148,445 | 18,938 |
| India | 26 | 1:29,502,515 | 369,827 |
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
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
Tapira Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tapira in the Georgian language | ||
| ტაპირა | tapira | - |
| Tapira in the Oriya language | ||
| ଟପିରା | tapira | - |
| Tapira in the Marathi language | ||
| तापीरा | tapira | - |
| Tapira in the Russian language | ||
| Тапира | tapira | - |
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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 Tapira
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