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
The last name Tapuna (Hindi: तपुना, Oriya: ତପୁନା) is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tapuna? popularity and diffusion
The surname Tapuna is the 2,718,172nd most prevalent last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 142,893,057 people. The last name Tapuna occurs mostly in Oceania, where 84 percent of Tapuna live; 84 percent live in Oceania Islands and 61 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Tapuna is also the 1,448,253rd most frequently held first name at a global level. It is borne by 48 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 31 people, or 1 in 263,023. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: Enga, where 55 percent live, Hela, where 29 percent live and Western Highlands, where 10 percent live. Other than Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also found 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
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- 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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