Tshapu Surname

1,491,356th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 141 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Tshapu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tshapu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1401:386,98434,477
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Tshapu (17) may also be a first name.

Tshapu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tshapu is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tshapu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,491,356th most frequently held surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 51,684,723 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Tshapu reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,694,839th most widely held given name worldwide. It is borne by 17 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 140 people, or 1 in 386,984. In South Africa Tshapu is most frequent in: Eastern Cape, where 72 percent reside, Western Cape, where 23 percent reside and Gauteng, where 4 percent reside. Without taking into account South Africa it is found in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside.

Tshapu Last Name Statistics demography

Tshapu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 65.5% less than the national average, earning R 81,984 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tshaphu9246/
Tsapu91235/
Tschappu8614/
Tchapu83106/
Tsapou8340/
Tshepu8315/
Tsapau837/
Tsappu833/
Tsiapu831/
Tshopu831/
Tchapou7754/
Tsiapou7752/
Tsappou7716/
Tsapgou777/
Tshephu772/
Tsephau771/
Chapu732,506/
Tsepu736/
Tzapu732/
Tsopu731/
Tchaphou719/
Tsiappou712/
Tchapheu711/
Tchapgou711/
Chapuy67942/
Chapou67191/
Chapui67185/
Chapau67152/
Chappu6787/
Chapeu6745/
Chaipu6743/
Tsopou6725/
Chhapu6716/
Chaphu6714/
Chaapu6711/
Chaupu6710/
Chapuh672/
Tsuipu671/
Tsapoe671/
Cheapu671/
Tzapou671/
Dtsepu671/
Zhappu671/

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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 Tshapu
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