Around the world, Tapiwa (Tapiwa 
) is quite a rare unisex forename. The first name Tapiwa is characteristic of Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Botswana, where it is quite a common unisex name, Zimbabwe, and Malawi, where it is a rare male name. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Zimbabwe, Botswana, and South Africa. Very seldom, Tapiwa is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Tapiwa | Zimbabwe, Namibia, Zambia, Botswana, Malawi |
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tapiwa zivira Zimbabwean journalist, ZW (b. 1985) |
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| tapiwa ganyani researcher (ORCID 0000-0002-9116-3117) |
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| tapiwa gambura Artist, ZW |
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| tapiwa mashakada Zimbabwean politician |
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| tapiwa gwaza Malawian actress |
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| tapiwa muzerengi researcher (ORCID 0000-0003-4941-2834) |
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| tapiwa musvosvi actor |
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| tapiwa svosve artist |
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| tapiwa kumbuyani Zimbabwean footballer, ZW (b. 1983) |
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| tapiwa marobela tennis player, BW (b. 1987) |
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| tapiwa nyasulu-rweyemamu (b. 1978) |
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| tapiwa mufudza Zimbabwean cricketer, ZW (b. 1990) |
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| tapiwa rushesha |
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| tapiwa mupakati |
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| tapiwa ralph junior masvosva |
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