Family name Tapio (Tapio 
, Тапио 
, タピオ) , in all the world, is quite a rare cognomen. The last name Tapio is characteristic of Northern Europe, particularly Finland, where it is quite a common surname, Norway, where it is quite a rare surname, and Sweden, where it is a rare surname. Measured by absolute frequency, this name is the most popular in Finland, Philippines, and the United States. Likewise, Tapio is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Tapio | Sweden, Finland, China, Philippines, United States |
| Тапио | Russia |
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tapio vilpponen Finnish screenwriter, FI (b. 1913) |
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tapio wirkkala Finnish designer and sculptor (1915-1985), FI (b. 1915) |
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tapio rautavaara Finnish athletics competitor, recording artist; singer and film actor, FI (b. 1915) |
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tapio hämäläinen Finnish actor, FI (b. 1922) |
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tapio mäkelä Finnish cross-country skier (1926-2016), FI (b. 1926) |
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tapio koski FI (b. 1920) |
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tapio lehto Finnish athlete (1930-2019), FI (b. 1930) |
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marko tapio FI (b. 1924) |
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eero tapio Olympic wrestler, FI (b. 1941) |
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tapio heinonen Finnish singer (1941-1985), FI (b. 1941) |
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tapio lipponen Finnish composer, FI (b. 1942) |
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tapio alvesalo businessperson (b. 1943) |
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kari tapio Finnish singer (1945-2010), FI (b. 1945) |
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tapio suominen Finnish film director (1946-), FI (b. 1946) |
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| tapio voionmaa Finnish diplomat, FI (b. 1896) |
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