Tapp Surname

37,282nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,127 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Tapp Surname Definition:

(English) 1 the Anglo-Saxon pers. name Tæppa: v. under Tapley.

2 an abbrev. of one of the Tap- names.

3 a North. (esp. Scot.) form of Topp, q.v.

Tapp Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8,3411:43,4555,331
England1,9431:28,6763,872
Canada1,5891:23,1883,154
Australia1,0361:26,0583,546
New Zealand5381:8,4171,447
Germany2171:370,99335,221
Wales961:32,2353,244
France591:1,125,809120,603
India471:16,320,540259,912
Luxembourg431:13,5012,808
Estonia421:31,4725,782
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
South Africa281:1,934,91888,980
Scotland201:267,69112,985
Qatar161:147,37516,023
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland171:260,58011,064
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,2721:19,1632,757
Wales301:52,2812,643
Scotland61:623,86916,225
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2531:40,0794,715

Tapp (60) may also be a first name.

Tapp Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) 1 the Anglo-Saxon pers. name Tæppa: v. under Tapley.

2 an abbrev. of one of the Tap- names.

3 a North. (esp. Scot.) form of Topp, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From the Dutch, Tappe; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Tapp Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tapp (Hindi: ताप्प, Russian: Тапп) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tapp? popularity and diffusion

Tapp is the 37,282nd most frequently held family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 515,859 people. The last name Tapp is predominantly found in The Americas, where 70 percent of Tapp are found; 70 percent are found in North America and 65 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Tapp is also the 1,270,172nd most commonly occurring given name internationally It is held by 60 people.

This surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 8,341 people, or 1 in 43,455. In The United States it is primarily found in: Texas, where 10 percent live, Kentucky, where 9 percent live and California, where 7 percent live. Not including The United States this last name occurs in 50 countries. It is also common in England, where 14 percent live and Canada, where 11 percent live.

Tapp Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Tapp has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 666 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 153 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 320 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 333 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 94 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Tapp Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Tapp last name is chiefly Catholic (88%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Tapp surname are 19.57% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.34% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Tapp earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 32.79% more than the national average, earning R 315,564 per year; in United States they earn 0.16% less than the national average, earning $43,079 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.86% less than the national average, earning $45,779 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tappe896,249/
Tapps89231/
Taupp8983/
Thapp8922/
Tappf891/
Teapp891/
Ttapp891/
Taapp890/
Tappt890/
Taipp890/
Tap8636,626/
Thappe802/
Thapps802/
Teappe800/
Tape7538,985/
Topp7512,636/
Taup751,974/
Taip751,339/
Thap751,296/
Taps75233/
Teap7567/
Taph7566/
Taap7528/
Tayp7511/
Tapt759/
Ttap755/
Tgap753/
Tahp752/
Htap751/
Tasp751/
Tapz751/
Tapì751/
Tapš751/
Tajp751/
Tazp751/
Tapf750/
Ta671,030,717/
Taipe6734,062/
Taype6711,419/
Topps671,278/
Toppe67789/
Thape67584/
Teape67521/
Taupe67457/
Tahup67335/
Taape67193/
Taips67174/
Thapt67131/
Taphe6795/
Tahap6751/
Thaip6742/
Taiph6722/
Thopp6717/
Theap675/
Tadpe674/
Thaph674/
Tauph673/
Taspe672/
Tajpe671/
Ttaap671/
Thatp671/
Thaup671/
Thaap671/
Thadp671/
Htapf671/
Tajph671/
Tatpe671/
Teipp671/
Toipp671/
Taijp671/
Tapsh671/
Taphh671/
Taszp671/
Toppf670/
Taupt670/
Thasp670/
Tapft670/
Teaph670/

Tapp Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tapp in the Hindi language
ताप्पtappa-
Tapp in the Russian language
Таппtapp-

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Tapp Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tapp
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