Tapuana Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Tapuana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tapuana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748

Tapuana Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tapuana is more frequently found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tapuana? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tapuana is the 5,213,395th most frequent last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. The surname Tapuana is predominantly found in Oceania, where 57 percent of Tapuana reside; 57 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 57 percent reside in Papuan Oceania.

The last name is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 1,019,215. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: Bougainville, where 88 percent are found and National Capital District, where 13 percent are found. Other than Papua New Guinea this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 43 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tepuana866/
Tabuana865/
Tabuhana803/
Tappuani801/
Thapwanna75151/
Thapwatna756/
Thabuanga751/
Tabwana71144/
Tabuani71126/
Tabuona7137/
Tabbana719/
Tabvana716/
Tobuana712/
Topuane711/
Tavvana711/
Tebuanna679/
Tabuhane672/
Tabbouna671/
Tahabwona631/
Thapwanit631/
Tabwane57178/
Tabwani5735/
Tabbane5718/
Topwani5717/
Tabbano5716/
Tobuani571/
Tebwana571/
Tabbaneh53401/
Tabvanei5333/
Tabboune534/
Thebwana533/
Tabwange531/
Toubbane531/
Thabbani531/
Taubvonga5018/
Thopwanot501/

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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
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  • 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 Tapuana
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