Tupana Surname

919,444th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 288 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
French Polynesia

Tupana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tupana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1061:435,65923,420
South Africa921:588,88845,159
French Polynesia681:4,129932
Papua New Guinea151:543,58166,712
India51:153,413,076951,030
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

The alternate forms: Tupaña (1) are calculated separately.

Tupana (34) may also be a first name.

Tupana Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tupana (Oriya: ତୁପାନା) is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Tupaña. Click here for further possible spellings of Tupana.

How Common Is The Last Name Tupana? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tupana is the 919,444th most frequently used family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 25,303,979 people. Tupana occurs mostly in Africa, where 69 percent of Tupana live; 37 percent live in East Africa and 35 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,775,424th most prevalent given name in the world. It is borne by 34 people.

The surname Tupana is most common in Kenya, where it is held by 106 people, or 1 in 435,659. In Kenya Tupana is primarily concentrated in: Kajiado County, where 93 percent reside, Laikipia County, where 4 percent reside and Machakos County, where 1 percent reside. Without taking into account Kenya this surname occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 32 percent reside and French Polynesia, where 24 percent reside.

Tupana Last Name Statistics demography

Tupana earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 66.88% less than the national average, earning R 78,708 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tupaña941/
Thupana92747/
Tupanna9235/
Tupanga921/
Tupanah921/
Tupainau866/
Thuphana864/
Tupahina861/
Tupano83273/
Tipana83141/
Tupani8384/
Tupane8328/
Tupena831/
Tupangaia8015/
Thuppanna802/
Tippana773,034/
Thupane77630/
Toupane77484/
Thipana77337/
Tipanna77226/
Tupange77152/
Tupanno77108/
Tuphani7766/
Tipaina7764/
Tuppani7748/
Taupano7722/
Tuphany7713/
Tiepana776/
Tipaana775/
Thupani774/
Taupani773/
Tuppano771/
Ttipana771/
Tupanie771/
Tupanyi771/
Tipanau771/
Taupane771/
Tupangi771/
Tupanit771/
Thippana712,488/
Tippanna711,250/
Tuphanit71139/
Tupanich7137/
Thipanna7129/
Tuphaniy7117/
Toupenay7110/
Tippaana718/
Tuupoina718/
Thupanne714/
Tipahana713/
Tipphana712/
Thiphana711/
Tippanai711/
Toupaini711/
Tupone67493/
Thippanna67296/
Tuponi6786/
Tupono6714/
Thipannha677/
Thipphana675/
Tiphaneau674/
Thippaana673/
Tuphanich671/
Túpano671/
Tùpano671/
Tupaño671/
Tipena671/
Thupphano671/

Tupana Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tupana in the Oriya language
ତୁପାନାtupana33.33
ଟୁପନାtupana33.33
ଟୁପଣାtupana33.33

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tupana
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