Tupela Surname

491,125th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 674 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Tupela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tupela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo6571:112,45012,366
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Tupela (61) may also be a first name.

Tupela Last Name Facts

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

Tupela (Oriya: ଟୁେପଲା) occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Tupela click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tupela? popularity and diffusion

It is the 491,125th most numerous family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 10,812,383 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Tupela reside; 97 percent reside in Central Africa and 97 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,257,960th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, held by 61 people.

Tupela is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 657 people, or 1 in 112,450. Outside of The DR Congo Tupela occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent are found and Croatia, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tuppela9251/
Taupela9212/
Thupela927/
Tupeela925/
Tuepela921/
Tuphela921/
Toupelia861/
Tuspelya861/
Tupele831,002/
Tupala83525/
Tupila83159/
Tupola83118/
Tupeli8392/
Tupelo8310/
Tipela831/
Tuphila77131/
Thupala77105/
Tuppala7778/
Tuipala7762/
Taupila7736/
Tupalla7726/
Tupolia7722/
Tuppila7717/
Tuupola7715/
Thupila7712/
Tupalau779/
Tubpila777/
Thupeli775/
Tupaala774/
Toupala772/
Tupuila771/
Tupilas771/
Tipelya771/
Tipiela771/
Thupola771/
Tupolla771/
Tupitla771/
Thuppala7142/
Taupelet714/
Thupaala714/
Thubpila711/
Tuppalla711/
Tupili672,405/
Tupalo67620/
Tipala67458/
Tipila67240/
Tipola6749/
Tupolo6745/
Tupała6729/
Tupylo6714/
Thuppalay677/
Tupilo676/
Tupile674/
Taupollah671/
Thuppalla671/
Tupily671/
Thuppalai671/

Tupela Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tupela in the Oriya language
ଟୁେପଲାtuepala-

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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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  • 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 Tupela
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