Tabwi Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Tabwi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tabwi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Tabwi Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Tabwi Come From? nationality or country of origin

Tabwi occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Tabwi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tabwi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,057,639th most widely held family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Tabwi are found; 60 percent are found in Southern Africa and 60 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

Tabwi is most common in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 1,715,360. In Zimbabwe Tabwi is most numerous in: Masvingo Province, where 100 percent live. Outside of Zimbabwe this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 27 percent live and Kenya, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tabwai9110/
Tabwhi912/
Tabbi801,323/
Tabwa80824/
Tabwe80281/
Tabui8026/
Tabvi802/
Tebwi801/
Tabbai73777/
Thabwa73557/
Taibbi73241/
Tapwai7379/
Tebwai736/
Taubui734/
Taibwa732/
Taibvi731/
Tabbei731/
Taybbi731/
Taabbi731/
Taybwa731/
Tabuis731/
Thabuis67708/
Tabbaai67376/
Tahabbi6752/
Thapwit6711/
Tahabwe672/
Tabwest671/
Thapwai671/
Tahabwa671/
Thabuit671/
Thabway671/

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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 Tabwi
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