Taplan Surname

1,674,734th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 118 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Taplan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Taplan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines831:1,219,73895,055
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Taplan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Taplan is found in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Taplan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Taplan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Taplan is the 1,674,734th most commonly used family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 61,758,864 people. Taplan occurs mostly in Asia, where 69 percent of Taplan live; 69 percent live in Southeast Asia and 69 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia.

The surname Taplan is most numerous in The Philippines, where it is borne by 83 people, or 1 in 1,219,738. In The Philippines it is most numerous in: Soccsksargen, where 65 percent live, Cagayan Valley, where 18 percent live and Cordillera Administrative Region, where 8 percent live. Beside The Philippines it occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 11 percent live and The United States, where 9 percent live.

Taplan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Taplan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Taplan last name increased 1,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Taplan Last Name Statistics demography

Taplan earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 19.32% more than the national average, earning $51,486 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Taplain929/
Taplang924/
Thaplan922/
Tapplan921/
Taiplan921/
Tatplan921/
Taplane920/
Tabplang862/
Tapplian861/
Tapplain861/
Tabplian861/
Thaplaun861/
Thaplian861/
Toplan83279/
Teplan83253/
Taplon835/
Taplam833/
Thapplian80234/
Thapliang8017/
Toplian77240/
Topland77110/
Thoplan7769/
Toplean7721/
Toplaan7715/
Taploin774/
Thaplam774/
Taplong772/
Toplain772/
Toplank771/
Teplean771/
Teplaun771/
Theplan771/
Toplang771/
Taplont771/
Touplain7158/
Thopplan714/
Thophlan711/
Taplotin711/
Teplahan711/
Tapillon711/
Toppland711/
Teplán67282/
Toplon677/
Teplon673/
Tapillion671/

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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 Taplan
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