Taavu Surname
Approximately 259 people bear this surname
Taavu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 255 | 1:181,098 | 13,605 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
Taavu (228) may also be a first name.
Taavu Demographics
Taavu Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Taavu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Taavu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Taavu is most common in Kenya. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Taavu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Taavu is the 990,978th most frequently used family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 28,137,243 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Taavu are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 594,918th most frequently held forename worldwide. It is borne by 228 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 255 people, or 1 in 181,098. In Kenya Taavu is most frequent in: Kitui County, where 98 percent are found, Makueni County, where 2 percent are found and Mombasa County, where 0 percent are found. Other than Kenya it occurs in one country. It also occurs in India, where 2 percent are found.
Taavu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Taavu surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thaavu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Tavu | 89 | 370 | / |
| Taabu | 80 | 12,662 | / |
| Tavus | 80 | 1,337 | / |
| Tavut | 80 | 810 | / |
| Tavuz | 80 | 541 | / |
| Tavui | 80 | 256 | / |
| Tabau | 80 | 223 | / |
| Tawau | 80 | 102 | / |
| Thavu | 80 | 46 | / |
| Tavau | 80 | 41 | / |
| Taivu | 80 | 22 | / |
| Tavup | 80 | 21 | / |
| Taawu | 80 | 15 | / |
| Ttavu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Tavou | 80 | 3 | / |
| Tavuş | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tavhu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tahabu | 73 | 428 | / |
| Tampau | 73 | 277 | / |
| Tabaud | 73 | 193 | / |
| Tavous | 73 | 100 | / |
| Thavau | 73 | 91 | / |
| Tavaut | 73 | 72 | / |
| Tavaud | 73 | 62 | / |
| Tauvau | 73 | 36 | / |
| Tasbau | 73 | 34 | / |
| Tavaux | 73 | 23 | / |
| Tabaux | 73 | 22 | / |
| Thabau | 73 | 14 | / |
| Tavush | 73 | 4 | / |
| Taabou | 73 | 3 | / |
| Taibau | 73 | 3 | / |
| Htabau | 73 | 3 | / |
| Taiwau | 73 | 2 | / |
| Taveus | 73 | 2 | / |
| Thaivu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Taabuu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Taivou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ttaabu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tavouj | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tahawu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tabaut | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tabaus | 73 | 1 | / |
| Taabuh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tabu | 67 | 71,722 | / |
| Tawu | 67 | 611 | / |
| Taabouz | 67 | 478 | / |
| Tovu | 67 | 68 | / |
| Thavaud | 67 | 66 | / |
| Tevu | 67 | 50 | / |
| Taibaud | 67 | 35 | / |
| Tavoush | 67 | 29 | / |
| Thavaux | 67 | 22 | / |
| Thabaud | 67 | 20 | / |
| Thahabu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Tabhaut | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tahaibu | 67 | 1 | / |
| D'Taabu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Teavult | 67 | 1 | / |
| Taabous | 67 | 1 | / |
| Taabout | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tahabeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tavuidh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tavault | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tabault | 67 | 0 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Taavu
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