Thupu Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Thupu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thupu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402

Thupu (370) may also be a first name.

Thupu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Thupu (Hindi: ठूपु, Oriya: ଠୁପୁଓରାମ) is most common in Malawi. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Thupu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,723,624th most commonly occurring last name internationally, held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 63 percent of Thupu reside; 63 percent reside in Southern Africa and 63 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Thupu is also the 451,716th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, borne by 370 people.

It is most commonly held in Malawi, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 4,279,777. Besides Malawi this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 38 percent live and Lesotho, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thuput911/
Tupu89857/
Thoupou8311/
Thupput831/
Tupou804,246/
Tuppu80354/
Tupui8093/
Tupup8047/
Tupus8045/
Tuipu8041/
Tupuz8040/
Tupau8015/
Tupeu8010/
Tuupu809/
Tupud808/
Taupu807/
Thipu806/
Tuput806/
Toupu806/
Teupu801/
Tuepu801/
Tudpu801/
Tupfu801/
Tupuy801/
Tupuş801/
Toupou737,438/
Taupau7369/
Taupus7356/
Tuipui7310/
Toutpu735/
Thipui734/
Thoopu733/
Taupou733/
Taupui732/
Thippu731/
Tuupou731/
Tuppud731/
Thupoe731/
Teupeu731/
Tupuis731/
Tipu6730,958/
Toupous673/
Toudpou671/
Toubpou671/
Tauppau671/

Thupu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Thupu in the Hindi language
ठूपुthupu50
ठुपूthupu50
Thupu in the Oriya language
ଠୁପୁଓରାମthupu'orama25
ଠୁପୁthupu25
ଥୁପୁthupu16.67
ଠୁପୁଟୋthuputo8.33
ଥୂପୂthupu8.33
ଠୂପୁମାଝୀthupumajhi8.33
ଠୁପୁହଁାସଦାthupuhamasada8.33

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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
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  • 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 Thupu
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