Topling Surname

3,228,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Topling Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Thomas,' from nick. Tam, and diminutive Tamlin, which became Tamplin (which see), corrupted to Taplin. Thus the 'p' is intrusive as in Tompson, and the g excrescent as in Robling or Hewlings; compare Tapson for Tampson.

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Topling Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan361:893,1448,921
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England221:1,107,97142,566
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

The alternate forms: Töpling (9) are calculated separately.

Topling (21) may also be a first name.

Topling Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Thomas,' from nick. Tam, and diminutive Tamlin, which became Tamplin (which see), corrupted to Taplin. Thus the 'p' is intrusive as in Tompson, and the g excrescent as in Robling or Hewlings; compare Tapson for Tampson.

1754. Married — William Powell and Mary Taplin: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

1801. — Press Bell and Hannah Taplin: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Topling Last Name Facts

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

Topling is borne by more people in Afghanistan than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Töpling. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Topling? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,228,735th most frequently held surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 196,960,700 people. The last name Topling is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Topling are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 97 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Topling is also the 2,368,944th most commonly occurring first name at a global level It is held by 21 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Afghanistan, where it is held by 36 people, or 1 in 893,144. In Afghanistan Topling is most prevalent in: Takhar, where 53 percent are found, Badakhshan, where 33 percent are found and Kunduz, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account Afghanistan it is found in one country. It is also common in India, where 3 percent are found.

Topling Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Episcopalian (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Töpling959/
Toplings930/
Toplin92214/
Tapling8691/
Touplin8650/
Toplina8638/
Tepling8638/
Toplien865/
Topplin861/
Thopplin801/
Taplin777,149/
Toplyn7741/
Toplen772/
Toplinova755/
Topillina751/
Tapplin71100/
Tapleng713/
Tatplin711/
Tauplin710/
Topplänt6716/
Tapplien671/
Thapplin671/
Toplegne671/
Touplegne631/
Tapillion631/
Toplenova631/
Taplen625/
Taplyn621/
Thapplaeng59312/
Thepplaeng592/
Tabplen571/
Thapphlaeng56135/

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