Tapus Surname

616,129th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 500 people bear this surname

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

Tapus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tapus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea3511:23,2302,541
Romania771:260,75224,395
Philippines481:2,109,130121,847
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
France21:33,211,361423,184
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

The alternate forms: Ťapuš (2) are calculated separately.

Tapus (160) may also be a first name.

Tapus Last Name Facts

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

Tapus (Hindi: टापुस, Marathi: तापुस, Oriya: ତାପୁସ) occurs most in Papua New Guinea. It may appear as a variant: Ťapuš. Click here for further possible spellings of Tapus.

How Common Is The Last Name Tapus? popularity and diffusion

Tapus is the 616,129th most prevalent surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 14,575,092 people. It occurs mostly in Oceania, where 70 percent of Tapus are found; 70 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 70 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 725,185th most numerous first name throughout the world, borne by 160 people.

It is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 351 people, or 1 in 23,230. In Papua New Guinea it is most common in: Enga, where 72 percent are found, Western Highlands, where 20 percent are found and National Capital District, where 8 percent are found. Besides Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 11 countries. It is also found in Romania, where 15 percent are found and The Philippines, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Taupus9156/
Tapaus9155/
Tapuse9130/
Tapgus9117/
Thapus913/
Tapuis912/
Tapush911/
Taipus911/
Taepus910/
Tapu8911,351/
Ťapuš872/
Taphous8317/
Tappous8312/
Thapeus831/
Tapuy805,217/
Tapos80886/
Topus80405/
Tapuz80271/
Tappu80259/
Taput80234/
Tepus80196/
Tapuc80152/
Tapui80135/
Taipu80123/
Tapau80115/
Tapou8067/
Ttapu8050/
Thapu8034/
Tadpu8029/
Tapud8016/
Tapfu8012/
Taapu8010/
Taphu808/
Taupu807/
Tapeu804/
Tatpu803/
Tépus803/
Tapuh803/
Tapuj801/
Tahpu801/
Teapu801/
Taphouse77423/
Ttappous7727/
Thapheus771/
Tautphus770/
Taposh731,902/
Thapui73197/
Thaphu73172/
Taupau7369/
Tapuic7353/
Tapuch7351/
Taphau7340/
Topous7326/
Tophus7319/
Tahpou7318/
Taiput7314/
Thapau7312/
Tappou7312/
Thappu737/
Topush735/
Thopus734/
Ttaapu734/
Thaipu734/
Tadphu734/
Thaput734/
Tatput733/
Tapout733/
Taupou733/
Taupui732/
Tapoos732/
Toipus732/
Tajput732/
Tapouh732/
Tahphu732/
Dthapu731/
Tepush731/
Taitpu731/
Taaipu731/
Tapuhe731/
Taapou731/
Topuzs731/
Tasput731/
Tapaud731/
Tapeut731/
Taphuc731/
Taypos731/
Tappos731/
Tapuhy731/
Tapuua731/
Taiphu731/
Tapaut731/
Toppus730/
Tautphaus711/
Topu6717,464/
Thatphu67130/
Thapphu67130/
Teabput6739/
Thaphut678/
Thaiphu674/
Toupous673/
Toppush672/
Tapouha672/
Tauppau671/
Thapaut671/
Taaphau671/

Tapus Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tapus in the Marathi language
तापुसtapusa55.56
तापूसtapusa44.44
Tapus in the Hindi language
टापुसtapusa50
तापुसtapusa25
तपूसtapusa25
Tapus in the Oriya language
ତାପୁସtapusa50
ତପୁସtapusa50

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tapus
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