Cognomen Tapay (Tapay 
, Тапай 
) , in the entire world, is quite a rare family name. The last name Tapay is characteristic of Philippines, where it is quite a rare surname, Slovakia, and Hungary, where it is a rare surname. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in Philippines, Peru, and India. Very seldom, Tapay is the forename as well as the last name.