Tapuwa Surname
Approximately 169 people bear this surname
Tapuwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 167 | 1:92,445 | 13,212 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Tapuwa (2,427) may also be a first name.
Tapuwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tapuwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tapuwa is found most frequently in Zimbabwe. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tapuwa? popularity and diffusion
Tapuwa is the 1,328,442nd most frequent surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 43,121,573 people. The last name Tapuwa is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Tapuwa are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 150,366th most common first name in the world, borne by 2,427 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 167 people, or 1 in 92,445. In Zimbabwe Tapuwa is most numerous in: Manicaland Province, where 63 percent live, Harare Province, where 13 percent live and Mashonaland West Province, where 10 percent live. Aside from Zimbabwe this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Ireland, where 1 percent live and Nigeria, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tapfuwa | 92 | 7 | / |
| Tapiwa | 83 | 609 | / |
| Tapuwe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tapueva | 77 | 6 | / |
| Tapuwet | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tapfiwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Toppuwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tapubhai | 71 | 132 | / |
| Tapowe | 67 | 44 | / |
| Tapiva | 67 | 10 | / |
| Tepiwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Topiwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tapieva | 62 | 32 | / |
| Topueva | 62 | 9 | / |
| Tapoeva | 62 | 5 | / |
| Topouwo | 62 | 1 | / |
| Tapoubi | 62 | 1 | / |
| Toupiwa | 62 | 1 | / |
| Taipowe | 62 | 1 | / |
| Tapowei | 62 | 1 | / |
| Taphihwo | 57 | 1 | / |
| Toupouwo | 57 | 1 | / |
| Tappieva | 57 | 1 | / |
| Taypieva | 57 | 1 | / |
| Toupouwou | 53 | 1 | / |
| Topowe | 50 | 5 | / |
| Topiwo | 50 | 5 | / |
| Tepuvo | 50 | 1 | / |
| Tepiwo | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Tapuwa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis