Tapisa Surname

2,436,415th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 62 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Tapisa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tapisa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho361:56,4608,384
Papua New Guinea151:543,58166,712
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Tapisa (3,290) may also be a first name.

Tapisa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tapisa (Hindi: तपीसा, Oriya: ତପିସା) is found most frequently in Lesotho. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tapisa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,436,415th most frequent surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 117,541,063 people. Tapisa is mostly found in Africa, where 66 percent of Tapisa live; 61 percent live in Southern Africa and 61 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Tapisa is also the 124,757th most commonly used first name worldwide. It is borne by 3,290 people.

The last name is most frequent in Lesotho, where it is borne by 36 people, or 1 in 56,460. In Lesotho it is most prevalent in: Leribe District, where 97 percent live and Butha-Buthe District, where 3 percent live. Barring Lesotho this surname exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 24 percent live and Indonesia, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tapisha92537/
Tapisah92371/
Thapisa92189/
Tapisay9269/
Tapissa929/
Tapaisa922/
Tapiesa921/
Tapisiah861/
Taapitsa861/
Tapisadh861/
Tapiso83168/
Tapise83113/
Tapusa8399/
Tapisi8383/
Tapija8356/
Topisa8354/
Tapesa8339/
Tapica833/
Taphisach801/
Topisia771,229/
Taapesa7793/
Tapisho7759/
Tapaiso7734/
Thapiso7728/
Tapicha7718/
Tapiosi7717/
Tapishe774/
Tapesha773/
Tapaica771/
Topisai771/
Tapuica771/
Tapishi771/
Tepeisa771/
Tapisco770/
Taphaisach751/
Tappiser7121/
Tapissou7116/
Taphaica711/
Tapiossi711/
Thapiset711/
Topisiah711/
Tapeiseu711/
Tapaitsi711/
Tapaisou711/
Tapitcha711/
Taupesia711/
Tappetsa711/
Tapichai711/
Topesa67473/
Tapuso67142/
Tepusa67139/
Topisi6796/
Topiso6728/
Tapici6724/
Topica679/
Topiza678/
Tappichai678/
Taphichai676/
Tapico676/
Topija675/
Topusa674/
Theppisai673/
Tapixi673/
Tapesy672/
Thatpicha672/
Tatpitcha671/
Taipichat671/
Thophisai671/
Tapice671/
Tapeci671/
Tepiza671/
Topise671/
Tapaissou671/
Tapeja671/
Taphissou671/
Tachpicha671/

Tapisa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tapisa in the Oriya language
ତପିସାtapisa95.55
ତପିଶାtapisa1.4
ତପୀସାtapisa0.7
ତପିଷାtapisa0.4
ତାପିସାtapisa0.1
ହାଡିପାhadipa0.05
ଗୁଲାପିgulapi0.05
ତପୀଶାtapisa0.05
ପିତବାସpitabasa0.05
େଦୗପଦିedapadi0.05
ତପିନୀtapini0.05
ତପୀଷାtapisa0.05
Tapisa in the Hindi language
तपीसाtapisa50
तपिसाtapisa50

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tapisa
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