Tapuko Surname

1,041,601st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 241 people bear this surname

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

Tapuko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tapuko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1541:351,80332,234
Papua New Guinea861:94,81112,690
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Tapuko Last Name Facts

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

Tapuko is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tapuko? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,041,601st most frequently used family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 30,238,780 people. Tapuko is mostly found in Africa, where 64 percent of Tapuko are found; 64 percent are found in Southern Africa and 64 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is held by 154 people, or 1 in 351,803. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Western Cape, where 44 percent live, Eastern Cape, where 38 percent live and Gauteng, where 15 percent live. Not including South Africa this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 36 percent live and The Philippines, where 0 percent live.

Tapuko Last Name Statistics demography

Tapuko earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 60.87% less than the national average, earning R 92,976 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tapukoi927/
Thapuko922/
Taphuko921/
Tapouko921/
Thaphuko8621/
Tapoukou861/
Tapoko8398/
Tapuka8393/
Topuko8383/
Tapiko8310/
Tapuco831/
Taupoko7719/
Teapuka7719/
Tapuika7710/
Tapokko774/
Tapikou771/
Thapuka771/
Tapouka771/
Tapokuo771/
Topukou771/
Tapeuka771/
Taupieko7112/
Thaphuka711/
Tapoka67289/
Tapika6795/
Tepuka6724/
Topiko6711/
Tepiko677/
Tapico676/
Tapoca674/
Toupoukou671/
Topoko671/

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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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  • 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 Tapuko
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