Tapotsa Surname
Approximately 27 people bear this surname
Tapotsa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 24 | 1:84,690 | 10,225 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Tapotsa (65) may also be a first name.
Tapotsa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tapotsa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tapotsa is more frequently found in Lesotho than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Tapotsa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,798,600th most frequently held surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Tapotsa reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,212,820th most common given name on earth It is held by 65 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Lesotho, where it is carried by 24 people, or 1 in 84,690. In Lesotho Tapotsa is most numerous in: Maseru District, where 54 percent are found, Thaba-Tseka District, where 33 percent are found and Leribe District, where 13 percent are found. Other than Lesotho this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 7 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taposa | 92 | 107 | / |
| Topotsa | 86 | 72 | / |
| Taputsa | 86 | 44 | / |
| Taposha | 86 | 12 | / |
| Thaposa | 86 | 8 | / |
| Tapatsa | 86 | 8 | / |
| Tapotso | 86 | 1 | / |
| Taapatsa | 80 | 49 | / |
| Taposeea | 80 | 4 | / |
| Tappetsa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tapasa | 77 | 473 | / |
| Tapoca | 77 | 4 | / |
| Taposo | 77 | 2 | / |
| Tatphutsa | 75 | 203 | / |
| Taiphutsa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Thaiputsa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Thaiphotsi | 71 | 120 | / |
| Thapasa | 71 | 109 | / |
| Thapphutsa | 71 | 70 | / |
| Tapocsi | 71 | 30 | / |
| Tapasia | 71 | 13 | / |
| Tapasai | 71 | 10 | / |
| Taposot | 71 | 8 | / |
| Taphasa | 71 | 6 | / |
| Tapassa | 71 | 5 | / |
| Tapatca | 71 | 3 | / |
| Taposod | 71 | 3 | / |
| Tapasat | 71 | 3 | / |
| Tapasha | 71 | 3 | / |
| Tapocay | 71 | 2 | / |
| Tahpasa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Taapasa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tapachot | 67 | 207 | / |
| Tahpasay | 67 | 8 | / |
| Taphasah | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tophutsa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tadpudsa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thaposot | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thepatsa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Toiputsa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tapashaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Topoussa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thapasah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Taapatsi | 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
- 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 Tapotsa
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