Tarpu Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Tarpu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Tarpu 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
Liberia111:400,77620,681
India101:76,706,538639,611
Russia51:28,824,611530,332

Tarpu (109) may also be a first name.

Tarpu Last Name Facts

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

Tarpu is found most in Liberia. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tarpu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,882,373rd most numerous family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 42 percent of Tarpu live; 42 percent live in West Africa and 42 percent live in Anglo-West Africa. Tarpu is also the 900,062nd most commonly occurring first name globally It is held by 109 people.

The surname is most widely held in Liberia, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 400,776. In Liberia it is most numerous in: Margibi County, where 82 percent are found, Grand Bassa County, where 9 percent are found and Montserrado County, where 9 percent are found. Outside of Liberia this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 38 percent are found and Russia, where 19 percent are found.

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
Tarpau9157/
Tarpud9112/
Ttarpu914/
Tarpuj911/
Tarpuu911/
Tarputt830/
Tharpeu830/
Torpu8017/
Terpu805/
Toorpu73155/
Terpou73152/
Torpus7371/
Tarpoo734/
Torpuu734/
Thorpu734/
Thoorpu6792/
Tourpou671/
Tarpoey671/
Thuorpu671/
Törpü6025/
Torpoe551/
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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 Tarpu
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