Thapela Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
South Africa

Thapela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thapela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India231:33,350,669396,143
South Africa221:2,462,623101,019

Thapela (31) may also be a first name.

Thapela Last Name Facts

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

The surname Thapela occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thapela? popularity and diffusion

The surname Thapela is the 2,909,720th most widespread family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 161,945,465 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 51 percent of Thapela reside; 51 percent reside in South Asia and 51 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Thapela is also the 1,874,099th most widespread first name globally, borne by 31 people.

Thapela is most common in India, where it is held by 23 people, or 1 in 33,350,669. In India it is most common in: Andhra Pradesh, where 96 percent reside and Telangana, where 4 percent reside. Beside India Thapela is found in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 49 percent reside.

Thapela Last Name Statistics demography

Thapela earn somewhat more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 14.34% more than the national average, earning R 271,716 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thapelaa931/
Thappela931/
Tapela921,317/
Thapelo863,289/
Thapala86448/
Tapelea86299/
Tapetla86219/
Thapila8675/
Thopela8634/
Thapola8624/
Taupela8612/
Tappela865/
Tapelia864/
Tapelah861/
Tapesla861/
Thappettla824/
Thappeatla821/
Tappetla802,040/
Thapalia80188/
Thapalay80187/
Thapilay80146/
Thopelya80104/
Thoppela8026/
Thapalla8022/
Tapettla8010/
Thaphila809/
Thapaala808/
Theppela808/
Thabpila805/
Tapfetla804/
Thappala804/
Thaapelo803/
Thapalya801/
Thapitla801/
Thaapala801/
Taapetla801/
Taphetla801/
Thophela801/
Thappila801/
Tapala772,011/
Tapola77718/
Topela77185/
Tapila77174/
Tapelo77101/
Tepela7789/
Thapphila75581/
Thappitla7519/
Tapphetla7510/
Tappetlla758/
Tappettla757/
Tapeetlla754/
Thapallai751/
Tahpetlla751/
Tapeettla751/
Tappeatla751/
Tapalla714,335/
Teapila71552/
Thopola71499/
Tapiola71349/
Tapalia71236/
Thapleo71213/
Tapaila71115/
Teppela7193/
Tappola7165/
Tepelea7152/
Tappala7149/
Tappila7141/
Taupila7136/
Taipala7130/
Thopala7125/
Taipola7122/
Toppela7120/
Tapelot7116/
Tapitla7115/
Tapolla7115/
Topeula7115/
Tapaala7111/
Tapoila719/
Thepala717/
Tapalay716/
Tapalaa714/
Thopila714/
Topiela713/
Taepala713/
Tabpila713/
Tepelia712/
Tapalau712/
Tapalai712/
Ttapala711/
Tapilga711/
Taapila711/
Tapilat711/
Tapilay711/
Tapalah711/
Tapalea711/
Tapilai711/
Tapaaila67168/
Theppala67162/
Tappitla67120/
Thophila6734/
Taphilai6722/
Tapolyai6718/
Thopolla679/
Thoppala677/
Tapallla677/
Tappolla676/
Theepala676/
Thepalla675/
Tapallia675/
Tepphala674/
Toppetla674/
Thopalla673/
Tappalla673/
Thopalya671/
Thepaala671/
Thepolla671/
Taippala671/
Thephila671/
Toupelia671/
Tapiglia671/
Tohpalah671/
Thepalai671/
Tapphila671/

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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 Thapela
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