Tapu Surname

45,692nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,351 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Cook Islands

Tapu Surname User-submission:

In Romanian tapu is spelled with a specific character - a t with a comma beneath it. Tapu is a bastardised version of the word, tapul, which means 'male goat' in Romanian.

Tapu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh7,2091:22,1051,538
Romania1,1191:17,9432,320
Moldova5831:6,109945
Turkey5261:147,94911,724
Papua New Guinea4851:16,8121,672
Indonesia2441:542,00543,754
India2071:3,705,630103,250
Thailand1631:433,36475,990
Nigeria1441:1,230,15849,400
South Africa1211:447,75037,883
New Zealand1091:41,5446,955
French Polynesia1041:2,700546
United States701:5,177,985261,849
New Caledonia361:7,6731,760
United Arab Emirates301:305,40920,323
Zimbabwe261:593,77845,605
Malaysia251:1,179,76951,323
England241:2,321,58686,519
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
Solomon Islands111:52,73010,588
Cook Islands101:1,818480
Philippines91:11,248,691221,039
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
American Samoa61:9,2931,961
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
France31:22,140,907385,998
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Tonga11:107,313791
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Guam11:160,1214,893

Tapu (19,052) may also be a first name.

Tapu Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

In Romanian tapu is spelled with a specific character - a t with a comma beneath it. Tapu is a bastardised version of the word, tapul, which means 'male goat' in Romanian.

- viv.phyllis

Tapu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tapu (Bengali: তপু, Georgian: თაფუ, Hindi: टापू, Marathi: टपु, Oriya: ତପୁ) is found most frequently in Bangladesh. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tapu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 45,692nd most frequently occurring surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 642,018 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 73 percent of Tapu reside; 65 percent reside in South Asia and 64 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 39,213th most common forename on earth, borne by 19,052 people.

It is most frequently held in Bangladesh, where it is held by 7,209 people, or 1 in 22,105. Beside Bangladesh this last name occurs in 47 countries. It is also common in Romania, where 10 percent are found and Moldova, where 5 percent are found.

Tapu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Tapu last name are 23.69% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 76.92% being registered with the party.

The amount Tapu earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 30.49% less than the national average, earning 240,543 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 49.22% less than the national average, earning R 120,672 per year and in United States they earn 30.24% less than the national average, earning $30,102 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tapuy895,217/
Tapus89500/
Tapuz89271/
Tappu89259/
Taput89234/
Tapui89135/
Taipu89123/
Tapau89115/
Tapou8967/
Ttapu8950/
Thapu8934/
Tadpu8929/
Tapud8916/
Tapfu8912/
Taapu8910/
Taphu898/
Taupu897/
Tapeu894/
Tatpu893/
Taepu893/
Tapuh893/
Tapuj891/
Tahpu891/
Teapu891/
Thapui80197/
Thaphu80172/
Taupau8069/
Taupus8056/
Tapaus8055/
Tapuch8051/
Taphau8040/
Tahpou8018/
Taiput8014/
Thapau8012/
Tappou8012/
Thappu807/
Ttaapu804/
Thaipu804/
Tadphu804/
Thaput804/
Tatput803/
Tapout803/
Taupou803/
Taupui802/
Tajput802/
Tapuis802/
Tapouh802/
Tahphu802/
Dthapu801/
Taitpu801/
Taaipu801/
Tapuhe801/
Tapush801/
Taapou801/
Taepau801/
Taephu801/
Tasput801/
Tapaud801/
Tapeut801/
Tapuhy801/
Tapuua801/
Taiphu801/
Taipus801/
Tapaut801/
Topu7517,464/
Tepu751,407/
Thatphu73130/
Thapphu73130/
Teabput7339/
Taphous7317/
Tappous7312/
Thaphut738/
Thaiphu734/
Tapouha732/
Tauppau731/
Thapeus731/
Thapaut731/
Taaphau731/
Topuz6729,221/
Tepeu671,501/
Topus67405/
Topui67303/
Topeu67134/
Topuh6792/
Thopu6771/
Teepu6765/
Tapoo6756/
Topou6749/
Topau6749/
Tophu6745/
Tuipu6741/
Tepau6734/
Ttappous6727/
Tepuh6727/
Toppu6721/
Todpu6717/
Topup6712/
Totpu6711/
Toipu6711/
Tapoe679/
Toopu678/
Topuç678/
Tephu676/
Toupu676/
Tapauova674/
Ttepu673/
Teipu673/
Teppu672/
Thepu672/
Ťapuš672/
Tahaphuj671/
Toepu671/
Teupu671/
Topuu671/
Thapheus671/
Tuopu671/
Theabput671/
Thaipaut671/
Teabpput671/
Tehpu671/
Tautphus670/

Tapu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tapu in the Georgian language
თაფუtapu-
Tapu in the Bengali language
তপুtapu98.55
তাপুtapu0.72
Tapu in the Hindi language
टापूtapu47.17
टपूtapu19.5
तापूtapu8.81
टपुtapu7.55
तापुtapu6.29
टापुtapu6.29
तपूtapu1.89
तपुtapu1.89
Tapu in the Marathi language
टपुtapu39.29
तापूtapu23.21
टपूtapu15.18
तपुtapu4.46
टापूtapu4.46
टापुtapu4.46
तापुtapu4.46
तपूtapu3.57
िटपूitapu0.89
Tapu in the Oriya language
ତପୁtapu30.72
ଟାପୁtapu22.22
ତପୁସିଂtapusim5.23
ତାପୁtapu4.58
ଟପୁtapu3.27
ତପୁକୁମାରtapukumara2.61
ଟାପୁମୁାtapumua2.61
ଟାପୂtapu1.31
ଟିପୁtipu0.65

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