Tapnan Surname

2,220,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 73 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Tapnan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Tapnan Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria721:2,460,31681,464
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Tapnan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tapnan occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tapnan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,220,661st most commonly occurring family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 99,829,396 people. Tapnan is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Tapnan reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Tapnan is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 72 people, or 1 in 2,460,316. In Nigeria Tapnan is most common in: Plateau, where 96 percent live and Nasarawa, where 4 percent live. Barring Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thapnan9259/
Tapnaan9214/
Tapnang921/
Thapnang8660/
Tapnam833/
Tepnan832/
Thepnan7774/
Thapnon774/
Tapnong771/
Thepnaun711/
Topnam671/
Thopnon621/
Tepnoun621/
Thapnom621/
Thepnoun572/
Thepnuon571/
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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 Tapnan
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