Tipoki Surname

2,237,939th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 72 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
New Zealand
Highest density in:
Cook Islands

Tipoki Surname User-submission:

Tipoki or Tipoki-o-rangi was considered the name of the calabash or bowl that contained thunder. It was the controller so to speak of when and what types of thunder were emitted. It was believed that people with enough mana could manipulate the calabash and cause thunder to speak - this is generally accepted throughout Maoridom.

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Tipoki Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
New Zealand471:96,34713,070
Cook Islands101:1,818480
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Solomon Islands21:290,01419,875
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Tipoki Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Tipoki or Tipoki-o-rangi was considered the name of the calabash or bowl that contained thunder. It was the controller so to speak of when and what types of thunder were emitted. It was believed that people with enough mana could manipulate the calabash and cause thunder to speak - this is generally accepted throughout Maoridom.

- David Tipoki

Tipoki Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tipoki (Hindi: टिपोकी) is found most in New Zealand. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tipoki? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,237,939th most prevalent last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 101,215,916 people. The last name is primarily found in Oceania, where 96 percent of Tipoki reside; 78 percent reside in Australasia and 78 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.

Tipoki is most widely held in New Zealand, where it is borne by 47 people, or 1 in 96,347. In New Zealand it is mostly concentrated in: Auckland Region, where 34 percent are found, Gisborne Region, where 34 percent are found and Wellington Region, where 15 percent are found. Beside New Zealand it is found in 7 countries. It is also common in The Cook Islands, where 14 percent are found and Australia, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tipouski861/
Tipaki832/
Tipoke831/
Tipoka831/
Teipaki7722/
Tipakai7710/
Thupoki771/
Taipaki771/
Tippaki771/
Tupaki67467/
Tipaka67212/
Tepoka67130/
Tepaki6748/
Tipuka6725/
Tipake6714/
Tipoca672/
Typaki671/
Tupoke671/

Tipoki Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tipoki in the Hindi language
टिपोकीtipoki50
तिपोकीtipoki50

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