Tapuna Surname
Approximately 51 people bear this surname
Tapuna Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 31 | 1:263,023 | 35,917 |
| Solomon Islands | 7 | 1:82,861 | 15,196 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Vanuatu | 4 | 1:65,819 | 1,151 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Tapuna (48) may also be a first name.
Tapuna Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tapuna Come From? nationality or country of origin
Tapuna (Hindi: तपुना, Oriya: ତପୁନା) is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Tapuna.
How Common Is The Last Name Tapuna? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,718,172nd most frequently occurring last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 142,893,057 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 84 percent of Tapuna are found; 84 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 61 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Tapuna is also the 1,448,253rd most frequent forename at a global level, borne by 48 people.
The last name is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 31 people, or 1 in 263,023. In Papua New Guinea it is most numerous in: Enga, where 55 percent live, Hela, where 29 percent live and Western Highlands, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea this surname exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in The Solomon Islands, where 14 percent live and India, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tapunha | 92 | 12 | / |
| Tapunga | 92 | 1 | / |
| Tapunea | 92 | 1 | / |
| Tappuna | 92 | 0 | / |
| Tapounga | 86 | 19 | / |
| Tapungai | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tapfunga | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tapona | 83 | 113 | / |
| Tapuni | 83 | 38 | / |
| Tepuna | 83 | 15 | / |
| Tapune | 83 | 4 | / |
| Tapaungai | 80 | 16 | / |
| Tapinay | 77 | 191 | / |
| Tapunyo | 77 | 42 | / |
| Tapoona | 77 | 40 | / |
| Tappuni | 77 | 28 | / |
| Tapaune | 77 | 25 | / |
| Taponaa | 77 | 6 | / |
| Tapunoi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Tapunou | 77 | 2 | / |
| Topunoa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tapaunh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tadpuno | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tapounet | 71 | 92 | / |
| Tappouni | 71 | 73 | / |
| Tatpunje | 71 | 55 | / |
| Tepuhyna | 71 | 2 | / |
| Tapungoi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tapounou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tahpouno | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tapone | 67 | 61 | / |
| Tahpounou | 67 | 44 | / |
| Topona | 67 | 13 | / |
| Tapoungou | 67 | 7 | / |
| Thaphinna | 67 | 5 | / |
| Tapiņa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tepuno | 67 | 1 | / |
| Topuno | 67 | 1 | / |
| Topuni | 67 | 1 | / |
Tapuna Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tapuna in the Hindi language | ||
| तपुना | tapuna | - |
| Tapuna in the Oriya language | ||
| ତପୁନା | tapuna | 66.67 |
| ଟପୁନା | tapuna | 33.33 |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Tapuna
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