tpk is mayor of penang...but that time penang only got 50 ppl :D
typ wiki never say from which part of china, but hokkien name so most prolly from hootchou (fuchow) :D
Wikipedia:
Tua Pek Kong (Chinese: 大伯公; pinyin: Dàbó Gōng, Hakka: Thai phak koong, Hokkien: Tuā-peh-kong, Malay: Topekong. lit...