Throughout the world, Tlapi (Tlapi 
) is a very rare dominantly male, but uncommonly girly forename. The first name Tlapi is characteristic of Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly South Africa, where it is a very rare largely masculine, but uncommonly girly name. Much more frequently, Tlapi is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Tlapi | South Africa, Lesotho |