Tapiwa Surname
Approximately 609 people bear this surname
Tapiwa Surname Definition:
Tapiwa is a surname of the Tumbuka tribe, meaning: heavenly gift. "We have been given (by the Lord Almighty).
Tapiwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 326 | 1:47,357 | 7,258 |
| Botswana | 243 | 1:9,000 | 1,624 |
| South Africa | 19 | 1:2,851,458 | 109,033 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Iceland | 3 | 1:126,697 | 5,403 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
Tapiwa (39,965) may also be a first name.
Tapiwa Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Tapiwa is a surname of the Tumbuka tribe, meaning: heavenly gift. "We have been given (by the Lord Almighty).
Tapiwa Demographics
Average Tapiwa Salary in
United States
$15,125 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Tapiwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tapiwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tapiwa occurs most in Zimbabwe. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Tapiwa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tapiwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 530,954th most common family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 11,966,414 people. The last name Tapiwa is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Tapiwa reside; 97 percent reside in Southern Africa and 97 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 22,208th most widely held given name worldwide, borne by 39,965 people.
It is most widely held in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 326 people, or 1 in 47,357. In Zimbabwe Tapiwa is most frequent in: Harare Province, where 33 percent live, Midlands Province, where 21 percent live and Mashonaland West Province, where 20 percent live. Excluding Zimbabwe this last name exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Botswana, where 40 percent live and South Africa, where 3 percent live.
Tapiwa Last Name Statistics demography
Tapiwa earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 64.95% less than the national average, earning $15,125 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tapfiwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Tapaiwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Tapuwa | 83 | 169 | / |
| Tapiba | 83 | 18 | / |
| Tapiva | 83 | 10 | / |
| Tepiwa | 83 | 3 | / |
| Tapiwe | 83 | 2 | / |
| Tapewa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Topiwa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Tapieva | 77 | 32 | / |
| Tapfuwa | 77 | 7 | / |
| Tapiswi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tapywai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Toupiwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Topaiwah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Taphihwo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tappieva | 71 | 1 | / |
| Taypieva | 71 | 1 | / |
| Topaiwad | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tapivi | 67 | 232 | / |
| Tapeva | 67 | 21 | / |
| Topiwo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Tapebi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tepiwo | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Tapiwa
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