Tupuna Surname
Approximately 61 people bear this surname
Tupuna Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 32 | 1:254,804 | 34,943 |
| Cook Islands | 12 | 1:1,515 | 401 |
| Ecuador | 11 | 1:1,445,986 | 17,636 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
Tupuna (125) may also be a first name.
Tupuna Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tupuna Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tupuna (Oriya: ଟୁପୁନା) is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tupuna? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,460,878th most widespread last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 119,467,966 people. The last name Tupuna occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 74 percent of Tupuna are found; 72 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 52 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 832,731st most frequently used given name worldwide. It is borne by 125 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 32 people, or 1 in 254,804. In Papua New Guinea it is most numerous in: Eastern Highlands, where 78 percent live, National Capital District, where 19 percent live and Bougainville, where 3 percent live. Beside Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in The Cook Islands, where 20 percent live and Ecuador, where 18 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tupunau | 92 | 31 | / |
| Tupunga | 92 | 1 | / |
| Tipuna | 83 | 11 | / |
| Tupune | 83 | 7 | / |
| Tupuni | 83 | 3 | / |
| Tupinai | 77 | 6 | / |
| Tippuna | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tippunna | 71 | 1 | / |
| Thippuna | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tupone | 67 | 493 | / |
| Tipuno | 67 | 125 | / |
| Tuponi | 67 | 86 | / |
| Tupiná | 67 | 14 | / |
| Tupiņa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Thupuingi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tupponi | 62 | 59 | / |
| Tuppone | 62 | 13 | / |
| Taupone | 62 | 6 | / |
| Toopuny | 62 | 4 | / |
| Thupone | 62 | 3 | / |
| Teupono | 62 | 1 | / |
| Toupoeni | 57 | 1 | / |
| Tipounnou | 53 | 1 | / |
| Tupiño | 50 | 577 | / |
| Thuiphonoi | 50 | 1 | / |
Tupuna Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tupuna in the Oriya language | ||
| ଟୁପୁନା | tupuna | 66.67 |
| ଟୁପୁଣା | tupuna | 33.33 |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- 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 Tupuna
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