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 last name Tapira (Georgian: ტაპირა, Marathi: तापीरा, Oriya: ଟପିରା, Russian: Тапира) occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Tapíra. For other possible spellings of Tapira click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tapira? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,391,595th most frequent last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 46,417,490 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 74 percent of Tapira are found; 66 percent are found in Southern Africa and 66 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,100,117th most frequently used first name globally, borne by 77 people.
The surname Tapira is most numerous in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 104 people, or 1 in 148,445. In Zimbabwe it is mostly found in: Manicaland Province, where 48 percent live, Mashonaland East Province, where 20 percent live and Harare Province, where 13 percent live. Excluding Zimbabwe this last name is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in India, where 17 percent live and Tanzania, where 6 percent live.
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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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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