Tuape Surname
Approximately 213 people bear this surname
Tuape Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 181 | 1:215,687 | 16,879 |
| Papua New Guinea | 17 | 1:479,630 | 60,627 |
| India | 12 | 1:63,922,115 | 578,870 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
Tuape (12) may also be a first name.
Tuape Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tuape Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tuape (Marathi: तुपे) is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Tuape? popularity and diffusion
The surname Tuape is the 1,133,308th most widespread last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 34,213,831 people. Tuape occurs mostly in Africa, where 86 percent of Tuape reside; 85 percent reside in East Africa and 80 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 12 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is carried by 181 people, or 1 in 215,687. In Uganda Tuape is mostly concentrated in: Nebbi District, where 82 percent reside, Arua District, where 10 percent reside and Kampala District, where 4 percent reside. Apart from Uganda this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 8 percent reside and India, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Tuape Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tuape in the Marathi language | ||
| तुपे | tupe | - |
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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 Tuape
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