Tapoka Surname

917,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 289 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Tapoka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tapoka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe2371:65,1409,810
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Tapoka (11) may also be a first name.

Tapoka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tapoka (Russian: Тапока) occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tapoka? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tapoka is the 917,199th most frequently occurring last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 25,216,422 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Tapoka are found; 82 percent are found in Southern Africa and 82 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequently used first name in the world, held by 11 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 237 people, or 1 in 65,140. In Zimbabwe Tapoka is most frequent in: Manicaland Province, where 25 percent reside, Mashonaland Central Province, where 24 percent reside and Mashonaland East Province, where 19 percent reside. Other than Zimbabwe this last name is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 12 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thapoka922/
Tapouka921/
Tapaka832,091/
Tepoka83130/
Tapoko8398/
Tapuka8393/
Tapoki8316/
Tapoca834/
Tapeka831/
Tapoke831/
Taepaka776,121/
Topoika77545/
Tapukai77164/
Tapekha7793/
Taupeka7735/
Tadpaka7729/
Tapakau7721/
Teapuka7719/
Taupoko7719/
Tapuika7710/
Tapakai779/
Thopoka777/
Tapakad777/
Tapukay775/
Tapokko774/
Thapaka773/
Tapocay772/
Tapokuo771/
Toopoka771/
Topokai771/
Tapeuka771/
Thapuka771/
Tapakay771/
Tapaeka771/
Tapouko771/
Taepaeka713/
Tapakhau711/
Thadpaka711/
Thaipaka711/
Topoiska711/
Tapoukou711/
Tapukaia711/
Tapuikai711/
Thaphuka711/
Tepeka671,417/
Tapeko67249/
Tapuko67241/
Topaka67127/
Tapaki6766/
Tapako6760/
Tepaka6759/
Tapake6752/
Tepoko6750/
Topeka6718/
Tapaca6716/
Tapeco678/
Tapuke677/
Tapaqi677/
Tapaco675/
Tapaqa672/
Topoca672/
Topoki671/
Topoko671/
Tapuco671/
Tapace671/
Ttahpaeka671/

Tapoka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tapoka in the Russian language
Тапокаtapoka-

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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 Tapoka
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