Tuape Surname

1,133,308th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 213 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Tuape Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tuape Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1811:215,68716,879
Papua New Guinea171:479,63060,627
India121:63,922,115578,870
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603

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 surname Tuape (Marathi: तुपे) is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tuape? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tuape is the 1,133,308th most frequently occurring family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 34,213,831 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 86 percent of Tuape live; 85 percent live in East Africa and 80 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Tuape is also the 3,306,491st most frequently held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 12 people.

It is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is carried by 181 people, or 1 in 215,687. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Nebbi District, where 82 percent are found, Arua District, where 10 percent are found and Kampala District, where 4 percent are found. Other than Uganda this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 8 percent are found and India, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thuape915/
Tuapee911/
Tuhape911/
Tuapei911/
Tuap8977/
Tuapa80191/
Twape8039/
Tuapi802/
Duape801/
Tuope801/
Tuapt801/
Tuhapets776/
Tuapiz7361/
Twappe735/
Tuopea731/
Tuopeh731/
Duaphe730/
Duap6732/
Tuab6721/
Tuop6715/
Twap674/
Tuhappy671/
Tuav671/
Tuopiey671/

Tuape Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tuape in the Marathi language
तुपेtupe-

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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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