Topanu Surname
Approximately 52 people bear this surname
Topanu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 47 | 1:3,768,995 | 108,818 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
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
The surname Topanu (Hindi: तोपनू) occurs most in Nigeria. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Topanu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,689,253rd most commonly used family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 140,145,114 people. This surname occurs predominantly 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 commonly used given name throughout the world It is held by 19 people.
It is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 47 people, or 1 in 3,768,995. In Nigeria Topanu is most frequent in: Lagos, where 74 percent reside, Ogun, where 19 percent reside and Ondo, where 6 percent reside. Not including Nigeria this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 8 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Topanou | 92 | 227 | / |
| Topangu | 92 | 4 | / |
| Toppanu | 92 | 4 | / |
| Topanau | 92 | 1 | / |
| Tohpanou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tapanu | 83 | 62 | / |
| Topenu | 83 | 21 | / |
| Tepanu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Toponu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tapeanu | 77 | 10 | / |
| Tapanui | 77 | 8 | / |
| Tapanus | 77 | 3 | / |
| Topanoe | 77 | 3 | / |
| Teppanu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Tapanau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tapainu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Thoponu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tappanus | 71 | 1 | / |
| Thapanut | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tapenu | 67 | 302 | / |
| Tepenu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tepeneu | 62 | 177 | / |
| Tapenui | 62 | 1 | / |
| Taponou | 62 | 1 | / |
| Teponnu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Tepounou | 57 | 72 | / |
| Tapongou | 57 | 7 | / |
| Tapounou | 57 | 1 | / |
| Tahponou | 57 | 1 | / |
| Tahpounou | 53 | 44 | / |
| Tapoungou | 53 | 7 | / |
| Tepponnou | 53 | 1 | / |
Topanu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Topanu in the Hindi language | ||
| तोपनू | topanu | - |
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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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