Tope Surname
Approximately 16,458 people bear this surname
Tope Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 5,502 | 1:32,196 | 2,684 |
| India | 5,119 | 1:149,847 | 9,456 |
| United States | 2,050 | 1:176,809 | 17,736 |
| Ivory Coast | 971 | 1:23,760 | 1,708 |
| Papua New Guinea | 551 | 1:14,798 | 1,435 |
| Philippines | 520 | 1:194,689 | 30,899 |
| Zimbabwe | 312 | 1:49,482 | 7,557 |
| England | 265 | 1:210,257 | 18,075 |
| DR Congo | 198 | 1:373,129 | 32,235 |
| Iran | 184 | 1:417,296 | 26,403 |
| South Africa | 139 | 1:389,768 | 34,651 |
| Cameroon | 94 | 1:220,948 | 22,265 |
| Australia | 83 | 1:325,249 | 27,873 |
| Senegal | 76 | 1:191,833 | 1,383 |
| Indonesia | 74 | 1:1,787,151 | 115,268 |
| Canada | 65 | 1:566,855 | 47,218 |
| Romania | 43 | 1:466,927 | 36,259 |
| Angola | 25 | 1:1,079,569 | 3,117 |
| Brazil | 23 | 1:9,307,580 | 200,052 |
| Solomon Islands | 22 | 1:26,365 | 5,164 |
| Northern Ireland | 17 | 1:108,532 | 6,545 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| Mozambique | 9 | 1:3,029,063 | 2,946 |
| Norway | 8 | 1:642,786 | 47,258 |
| Iceland | 7 | 1:54,299 | 3,881 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:764,831 | 25,488 |
| Ireland | 5 | 1:941,788 | 16,185 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Cuba | 5 | 1:2,304,543 | 8,951 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Spain | 4 | 1:11,688,009 | 116,470 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,476,622 | 29,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 224 | 1:108,819 | 10,728 |
| Wales | 19 | 1:82,548 | 3,796 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 262 | 1:191,674 | 16,822 |
The alternate forms: Töpe (38), Topé (2) & Tòpé (1) are calculated separately.
Tope (115,903) may also be a first name.
Tope Demographics
Tope Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Tope Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tope Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tope (Hindi: टोपे, Marathi: टोपे, Russian: Топе) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant: Töpe, Topé or Tòpé. Click here to see other possible spellings of Tope.
How Common Is The Last Name Tope? popularity and diffusion
It is the 32,354th most commonly used last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 442,797 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 42 percent of Tope live; 38 percent live in West Africa and 37 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 8,898th most widely held first name in the world. It is borne by 115,903 people.
This last name is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 5,502 people, or 1 in 32,196. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Ekiti, where 17 percent reside, Ondo, where 13 percent reside and Lagos, where 9 percent reside. Not including Nigeria it is found in 63 countries. It also occurs in India, where 31 percent reside and The United States, where 12 percent reside.
Tope Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Tope has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Tope surname rose 782 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 118 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 167 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it decreased 95 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Tope Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Tope last name is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland and Christian (83%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Tope last name are 24.14% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 70.91% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Tope earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 15.43% more than the national average, earning R 274,296 per year; in United States they earn 0.84% less than the national average, earning $42,786 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.04% less than the national average, earning $45,690 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Tope Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tope in the Marathi language | ||
| टोपे | tope | 98.98 |
| तोपे | tope | 0.83 |
| टॉपे | tope | 0.08 |
| टोपेे | topee | 0.03 |
| Tope in the Hindi language | ||
| टोपे | tope | 78.57 |
| तोपे | tope | 21.43 |
| Tope in the Russian language | ||
| Топе | tope | - |
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Tope Reference & Research
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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 Tope
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis