In all the world, Tappen (Tap 
, Taper , Tapper 
) is quite a common epicene forename. The first name Tappen is habitual in India, where it is a rare unisex name, Sudan, where it is a rare boy's name, and Vietnam, where it is a rare predominantly boy's, but very infrequently feminine name. Not in comparison with a country's population, it most frequently occurs in India, Vietnam, and Indonesia. Likewise, Tappen is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Tap, Tappen, Taper | Germany, Malaysia, India, United States, United Kingdom |
| Tapper | Germany, Sweden, India, United States, United Kingdom |
Tappen is also a popular name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Tap Dancing Kid , the character from Disney's The Princess and the Frog; Tapper , the character from Disney's Wreck-It Ralph; Tap Girl #3 , the character from 2006 film 'An American Girl on the Home Front', Molly: An American Girl on the Home Front; Tap Dancer , the character from 2004 film 'Pixel Perfect' and Tap Girl #8 , the character from 2006 film 'An American Girl on the Home Front', Molly: An American Girl on the Home Front, and in many other works.