Tarplah Surname

318,721st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,174 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Tarplah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Tarplah Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia1,1711:3,765482
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Tarplah (85) may also be a first name.

Tarplah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tarplah is more frequently found in Liberia than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tarplah? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 318,721st most widely held family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 6,207,450 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Tarplah live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 1,039,322nd most commonly occurring first name world-wide, borne by 85 people.

The last name is most common in Liberia, where it is held by 1,171 people, or 1 in 3,765. In Liberia Tarplah is most common in: Montserrado County, where 42 percent reside, Grand Kru County, where 16 percent reside and Grand Bassa County, where 13 percent reside. Without taking into account Liberia it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Central African Republic, where 0 percent reside and Nigeria, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tarpleah931/
Tarpla921/
Tarplay869/
Tarploh867/
Torplah861/
Tarppla861/
Tarpley715,219/
Torplay7124/
Torppla711/
Torpley572/
Terpley570/
Torpello531/
Torpillos501/
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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 Tarplah
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