Topanu Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Topanu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Topanu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria471:3,768,995108,818
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Topanu (19) may also be a first name.

Topanu Last Name Facts

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

Topanu (Hindi: तोपनू) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Topanu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,689,253rd most widely held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 140,145,114 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Topanu are found; 90 percent are found in West Africa and 90 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most common first name worldwide, held by 19 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 47 people, or 1 in 3,768,995. In Nigeria Topanu is most numerous in: Lagos, where 74 percent are found, Ogun, where 19 percent are found and Ondo, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 8 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Topanou92227/
Topangu924/
Toppanu924/
Topanau921/
Tohpanou861/
Tapanu8362/
Topenu8321/
Tepanu832/
Toponu831/
Tapeanu7710/
Tapanui778/
Tapanus773/
Topanoe773/
Teppanu772/
Tapanau771/
Tapainu771/
Thoponu771/
Tappanus711/
Thapanut711/
Tapenu67302/
Tepenu671/
Tepeneu62177/
Tapenui621/
Taponou621/
Teponnu621/
Tepounou5772/
Tapongou577/
Tapounou571/
Tahponou571/
Tahpounou5344/
Tapoungou537/
Tepponnou531/

Topanu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Topanu in the Hindi language
तोपनूtopanu-

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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 Topanu
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