Tupaiya Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Tupaiya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tupaiya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Tupaiya (22) may also be a first name.

Tupaiya Last Name Facts

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

Tupaiya has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tupaiya? popularity and diffusion

Tupaiya is the 8,193,072nd most frequently used surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. It occurs mostly in Oceania, where 80 percent of Tupaiya reside; 80 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 80 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,301,746th most prevalent first name throughout the world It is held by 22 people.

This surname is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 2,038,429. In Papua New Guinea Tupaiya is most common in: Madang, where 75 percent live and Enga, where 25 percent live. Beside Papua New Guinea Tupaiya is found in one country. It is also found in Malaysia, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tipaiya863/
Tupayia861/
Tupya834/
Tipaaiya801/
Tippaiya801/
Tupaea77254/
Tupyah7714/
Tupyap771/
Thippaiya751/
Tipaiyo7112/
Tipayia714/
Taupaoa711/
Tupia672,046/
Tupea67194/
Tupio6759/
Tupao6742/
Tupja6719/
Tipya675/
Tipahija671/
Tupyo671/

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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 Tupaiya
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