Tupa Surname
Approximately 10,466 people bear this surname
Tupa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 2,986 | 1:17,730 | 2,274 |
| Bolivia | 1,432 | 1:7,414 | 911 |
| Peru | 1,146 | 1:27,735 | 2,917 |
| United States | 910 | 1:398,307 | 34,877 |
| Indonesia | 807 | 1:163,878 | 15,946 |
| Papua New Guinea | 446 | 1:18,282 | 1,841 |
| Bangladesh | 360 | 1:442,658 | 11,259 |
| Philippines | 351 | 1:288,428 | 41,459 |
| DR Congo | 294 | 1:251,291 | 23,908 |
| Romania | 245 | 1:81,950 | 9,604 |
| South Africa | 229 | 1:236,584 | 24,342 |
| Brazil | 179 | 1:1,195,946 | 41,364 |
| India | 161 | 1:4,764,381 | 121,488 |
| Chile | 160 | 1:110,103 | 4,067 |
| Zambia | 130 | 1:121,922 | 9,272 |
| Ukraine | 102 | 1:446,301 | 52,698 |
| Albania | 90 | 1:32,378 | 4,943 |
| Czechia | 78 | 1:136,327 | 21,508 |
| Lesotho | 49 | 1:41,481 | 6,991 |
| Turkey | 40 | 1:1,945,536 | 68,232 |
| Solomon Islands | 30 | 1:19,334 | 3,744 |
| Slovakia | 28 | 1:190,588 | 32,093 |
| Cook Islands | 27 | 1:673 | 103 |
| Argentina | 24 | 1:1,780,976 | 92,783 |
| Greece | 22 | 1:503,627 | 63,727 |
| Malaysia | 19 | 1:1,552,328 | 64,490 |
| Zimbabwe | 15 | 1:1,029,216 | 63,831 |
| Uganda | 15 | 1:2,602,619 | 75,106 |
| Russia | 14 | 1:10,294,504 | 334,277 |
| Guatemala | 10 | 1:1,608,267 | 5,853 |
| Germany | 8 | 1:10,063,182 | 283,807 |
| Canada | 7 | 1:5,263,656 | 239,735 |
| Bulgaria | 5 | 1:1,395,781 | 41,665 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 1:4,420,624 | 134,293 |
| Transnistria | 3 | 1:158,233 | 13,093 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 1:1,509,441 | 47,971 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Nepal | 2 | 1:14,240,478 | 17,812 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Tonga | 1 | 1:107,313 | 791 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 35 | 1:1,434,820 | 77,606 |
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 Demographics
Tupa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
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) is found most frequently in Tanzania. It can occur as a variant: Tupá, Ťupa, Tupã, Tupâ or Tüpa. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tupa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 49,195th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 696,307 people. This surname is mostly 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 in the world, borne by 2,350 people.
It is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is held by 2,986 people, or 1 in 17,730. In Tanzania Tupa is most frequent in: Tanga Region, where 31 percent are found, Dodoma Region, where 16 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 14 percent are found. Outside of Tanzania it occurs in 57 countries. It is also common in Bolivia, where 14 percent are found and Peru, where 11 percent are found.
Tupa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Tupa has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Tupa last name increased 2,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Tupa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Muslim (50%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Tupa surname are 15.44% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.21% registered to vote for the 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
Tupa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tupa in the Georgian language | ||
| ტუფა | tupa | - |
| Tupa in the Marathi language | ||
| तुपा | tupa | - |
| Tupa in the Bengali language | ||
| তুপা | tupa | 80 |
| টুপা | tupa | 20 |
| Tupa in the Oriya language | ||
| ଟୁପା | tupa | 58.25 |
| ତୁପା | tupa | 29.13 |
| ଟୁପ | tupa | 6.8 |
| ଟୂପା | tupa | 4.85 |
| ଠୁପା | thupa | 0.97 |
| Tupa in the Hindi language | ||
| तुपा | tupa | 40 |
| टूपा | tupa | 40 |
| टुपा | tupa | 20 |
| Tupa in the Russian language | ||
| Тупа | tupa | - |
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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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tupa
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