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 more in India more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thapela? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,909,720th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 161,945,465 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 51 percent of Thapela reside; 51 percent reside in South Asia and 51 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,874,099th most commonly occurring given name throughout the world, held by 31 people.

The last name Thapela is most widely held in India, where it is carried by 23 people, or 1 in 33,350,669. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Andhra Pradesh, where 96 percent are found and Telangana, where 4 percent are found. Aside from India it exists in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 49 percent are found.

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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