# Thapa (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/thapa/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname of Nepalese military origin shared by Khas-Kshatriya (Kshetri) and Magars

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 2,328 |
| US rank (2010) | 13,148 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 132,623 people |
| Change since 2000 | +503% (386 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Thapini |

## Etymology

From Nepali थापा (thāpā).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Thapa in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 2.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.2% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 93% |
| Two or more races | 2.7% |

## Similar surnames

Tapia, Tafoya, Tapp, Tabb, Tobey, Taub, Topp, Taff, Tebo, Taube, Tope, Toby.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.