Tupa Surname

49,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,466 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Cook Islands

Tupa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tupa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2,9861:17,7302,274
Bolivia1,4321:7,414911
Peru1,1461:27,7352,917
United States9101:398,30734,877
Indonesia8071:163,87815,946
Papua New Guinea4461:18,2821,841
Bangladesh3601:442,65811,259
Philippines3511:288,42841,459
DR Congo2941:251,29123,908
Romania2451:81,9509,604
South Africa2291:236,58424,342
Brazil1791:1,195,94641,364
India1611:4,764,381121,488
Chile1601:110,1034,067
Zambia1301:121,9229,272
Ukraine1021:446,30152,698
Albania901:32,3784,943
Czechia781:136,32721,508
Lesotho491:41,4816,991
Turkey401:1,945,53668,232
Solomon Islands301:19,3343,744
Slovakia281:190,58832,093
Cook Islands271:673103
Argentina241:1,780,97692,783
Greece221:503,62763,727
Malaysia191:1,552,32864,490
Zimbabwe151:1,029,21663,831
Uganda151:2,602,61975,106
Russia141:10,294,504334,277
Guatemala101:1,608,2675,853
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Bulgaria51:1,395,78141,665
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Transnistria31:158,23313,093
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
England31:18,572,686338,250
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Tonga11:107,313791
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States351:1,434,82077,606

The alternate forms: Tupá (709), Ťupa (70), Tupã (5), Tupâ (1) & Tüpa (1) are calculated separately.

Tupa (2,350) may also be a first name.

Tupa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tupa (Bengali: তুপা, Georgian: ტუფა, Hindi: तुपा, Marathi: तुपा, Oriya: ଟୁପା, Russian: Тупа) occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant: Tupá, Ťupa, Tupã, Tupâ or Tüpa. For other possible spellings of Tupa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tupa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 49,195th most frequently held family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 696,307 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 37 percent of Tupa live; 29 percent live in East Africa and 29 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 153,382nd most commonly used first name world-wide It is held by 2,350 people.

The last name is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is carried by 2,986 people, or 1 in 17,730. In Tanzania Tupa is most common in: Tanga Region, where 31 percent reside, Dodoma Region, where 16 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 14 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania it exists in 57 countries. It is also common in Bolivia, where 14 percent reside and Peru, where 11 percent reside.

Tupa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Tupa has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Tupa surname rose 2,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tupa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Tupa surname is primarily Muslim (50%) in Kenya.

In The United States Tupa are 15.44% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.21% registered with the political party.

The amount Tupa earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 17.71% less than the national average, earning S/. 15,952 per year; in South Africa they earn 33.7% less than the national average, earning R 157,560 per year and in United States they earn 8.16% more than the national average, earning $46,668 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tupá92709/
Ťupa9270/
Tupã925/
Tupâ921/
Tüpa921/
Tupas8915,413/
Tupaz8910,924/
Tupat893,330/
Thupa892,444/
Tuppa891,492/
Ttupa891,454/
Tupai89939/
Tupaj89739/
Taupa89727/
Tupha89398/
Tupay89340/
Toupa89198/
Tupea89194/
Tuepa89154/
Tuipa89145/
Tupad8942/
Teupa8941/
Tupah8936/
Tupap8916/
Tupau8915/
Tuspa896/
Tubpa892/
Tupoa891/
Tuupa891/
Tuppad804,994/
Tuppat80503/
Thupha80152/
Tupacz80131/
Tuepah80106/
Tupaia80106/
Taupau8069/
Tutpai8052/
Thuppa8050/
Toupas8039/
Tuuppa8029/
Taupah8027/
Tupach8026/
Taupai8024/
Tupait8024/
Tupaić8022/
Tuipah8021/
Thupad8019/
Tutpay8018/
Touppa8016/
Tupath8015/
Taupea8015/
Toupay8015/
Taupas8013/
Tupaja8012/
Tupeap8012/
Tuipea8011/
Tuphas8010/
Tuppah809/
Thupai808/
Tuupea806/
Thaupa806/
Tupa'e805/
Tuppha805/
Tupadd804/
Taupat804/
Tupaya804/
Tuepay803/
Toupah803/
Toupha802/
Touypa802/
Toupaz801/
Tupass801/
Tupeah801/
Tuppaj801/
Tupaas801/
Tupaip801/
Teupah801/
Teuhpa801/
Toupad801/
Taupaj801/
Tuipas801/
Tuipai801/
Tubpha801/
Thuipa801/
Toupai800/
Tupe7544,154/
Tipa7520,250/
Tupi751,344/
Tupy751,295/
Tupý75666/
Tupo75309/
Tupé751/
Taupass7343/
Thuspaß7320/
Taupeau7316/
Ttuppad7312/
Taupash734/
Thuphat734/
Tuipe'a734/
Tuppatt733/
Taupasz732/
Tushpad731/
Tuppadd731/
Tuppath731/
Thupath731/
Taupait731/
Tauppau731/
Tupajje731/
Toupaya731/
Tupaash731/
Touypaa731/
Thoupha731/
Tupou674,246/
Thipa672,902/
Tipay672,763/
Tippa672,201/
Toupe67818/
Thupi67710/
Tupos67505/
Thupe67494/
Taupo67468/
Taupe67457/
Tupys67400/
Tuper67382/
Tupoy67321/
Tupet67304/
Teupe67295/
Tuppe67282/
Tipah67266/
Tipai67262/
Tuepo67227/
Tupis67207/
Tuppi67201/
Tuppo67147/
Tipau67146/
Tupoi67100/
Tipha6797/
Tupes6796/
Tupui6793/
Tupyi6788/
Tupiy6781/
Toupy6779/
Tiepa6778/
Tuppy6776/
Taupi6768/
Toupo6765/
Taupy6762/
Tupio6759/
Tupez6758/
Tuupo6750/
Tuphe6750/
Tupit6733/
Tupiz6733/
Tuipe6722/
Tipaa6719/
Tupee6717/
Tupid6716/
Ttipa6715/
Tubpo6715/
Toupé6713/
Toepa6712/
Tipea6712/
Toupi6712/
Tupeu6710/
Toopa679/
Tuhpi678/
Tupot678/
Tihpa677/
Tupoz677/
Tupeh675/
Teupo675/
Tutpe674/
Tuspi674/
Tutpahat673/
Tuphé673/
Tupip673/
Tuphi673/
Ttupe672/
Dtupe672/
Tupiś672/
Tupei672/
Tupyy671/
Tuped671/
Tupyo671/
Tujpe671/
Tupoh671/
Tupuy671/
Tuupe671/
Teupi671/
Thuspass671/
Thupo671/
Tobpa671/
Tupho671/
Dtupo671/
Teupy670/
Tupie670/

Tupa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tupa in the Georgian language
ტუფაtupa-
Tupa in the Marathi language
तुपाtupa-
Tupa in the Bengali language
তুপাtupa80
টুপাtupa20
Tupa in the Oriya language
ଟୁପାtupa58.25
ତୁପାtupa29.13
ଟୁପtupa6.8
ଟୂପାtupa4.85
ଠୁପାthupa0.97
Tupa in the Hindi language
तुपाtupa40
टूपाtupa40
टुपाtupa20
Tupa in the Russian language
Тупаtupa-

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