Thuppiah Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Thuppiah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thuppiah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016

Thuppiah Last Name Facts

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

Thuppiah is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Thuppiah? popularity and diffusion

The surname Thuppiah is the 6,063,924th most prevalent last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Thuppiah are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

Thuppiah is most frequent in South Africa, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 5,417,770. In South Africa it is mostly found in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 90 percent live and Gauteng, where 10 percent live.

Thuppiah Last Name Statistics demography

Thuppiah earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 117.72% more than the national average, earning R 517,380 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thuppia932/
Thupphia881/
Thippiah881/
Tuppia86162/
Tupiah863/
Tuppias801/
Thipiah801/
Tupia772,046/
Tupiap71121/
Tupias7118/
Tupfia7114/
Tupyah7114/
Tippia714/
Toupia711/
Ttupia711/
Tubpia711/
Thippaiya711/
Tippaiiah711/
Tupeah711/
Taupiad6719/
Tupaiya675/
Thuphio671/
Tupayia671/

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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 Thuppiah
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