Tapulu Surname

1,032,007th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 244 people bear this surname

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

Tapulu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tapulu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1291:1,025,18874,895
Papua New Guinea981:83,20111,009
India91:85,229,487684,495
Turkey71:11,117,346139,182
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Tapulu (56) may also be a first name.

Tapulu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tapulu (Oriya: ଟାପୁଲୁ) is borne by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tapulu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,032,007th most commonly used family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 29,866,991 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 59 percent of Tapulu reside; 53 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 53 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,321,957th most frequent first name in the world. It is borne by 56 people.

The last name Tapulu is most commonly held in Indonesia, where it is held by 129 people, or 1 in 1,025,188. In Indonesia Tapulu is primarily concentrated in: Gorontalo, where 90 percent are found, South Sumatra, where 5 percent are found and Central Sulawesi, where 4 percent are found. Barring Indonesia this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 40 percent are found and India, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tapulyu921/
Topulu8331/
Tapolu834/
Tapilu831/
Totpulu771/
Tappolu771/
Tapollu771/
Topoulou7133/
Tappollu711/
Topilu6722/
Topolu673/
Thophulus673/
Topoğlu621,145/
Tapolou6216/
Toipolu621/
Thopollu571/

Tapulu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tapulu in the Oriya language
ଟାପୁଲୁtapulu75
ତପୁଲୁtapulu25

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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 Tapulu
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