Tagwa Surname

887,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 303 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Botswana

Tagwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tagwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania521:1,018,10845,504
Philippines491:2,066,086120,732
Botswana441:49,7039,263
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Uganda391:1,001,00743,411
Nigeria281:6,326,527151,186
Cameroon271:769,22554,005
Solomon Islands111:52,73010,588
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Tagwa (12,910) may also be a first name.

Tagwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tagwa occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tagwa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 887,624th most common surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 24,051,307 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 79 percent of Tagwa are found; 30 percent are found in East Africa and 30 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 51,553rd most common first name world-wide. It is borne by 12,910 people.

The surname is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is held by 52 people, or 1 in 1,018,108. In Tanzania Tagwa is primarily found in: Mbeya Region, where 98 percent reside and Morogoro Region, where 2 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania this last name is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 16 percent reside and Botswana, where 15 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tagwai911,616/
Tagway91193/
Taugwa9112/
Taigwa916/
Tagwas911/
Takgwa911/
Thagwa911/
Tangwah8356/
Taungwa8338/
Tanghwa834/
Taangwa832/
Tagwaha831/
Tang'wa831/
Taigwai831/
Taggwai831/
Tagba8015,610/
Taqwa802,716/
Tagua802,709/
Takwa802,175/
Tagwi80452/
Tagwe80356/
Togwa80233/
Tegwa80129/
Tagwo807/
Tagva801/
Thangwai771/
Than'gwa771/
Thangw'a771/
Teagua73492/
Taghva73230/
Taigba73223/
Takgwe73113/
Taukwa7348/
Thakwa7332/
Tagwoi7330/
Tagbah7329/
Teakwa7328/
Takwai7328/
Taghwo7328/
Taikwa7326/
Takwap7325/
Takwah7322/
Tougwa7320/
Taqwah7316/
Thogwa7316/
Taguai7314/
Togwai7311/
Taïgba739/
Taagua737/
Taguay736/
Taguau736/
Tegwai736/
Taguah735/
Taagba734/
Tagwei734/
Tacgba734/
Taguea733/
Teugwa733/
Tagbay732/
Taghba731/
Taygba731/
Teggwa731/
Thegwa731/
Tagbea731/
Taguaz731/
Tagwes731/
Tagwou731/
Tagwui731/
Taghwi731/
Tangva731/
Tatkwa731/
Taqwaa731/
Taygua731/
Tehgwa731/
Taskwa731/
Thagua731/
Taquwa731/
Tangvah67111/
Teaguas6779/
Tongway6763/
Taghvai6752/
Tangkua6737/
Thakgwe6724/
Tainkwa6723/
Thangua6722/
Tangcua6717/
Taghvay676/
Tong'wa674/
Tanguah674/
Teagbay674/
Tankwah674/
Tangvay673/
Tongwaa673/
Taiguai673/
Tangweh673/
Tangwoh673/
Tongkwa673/
Tangwey672/
Tanguha672/
Tangwou672/
Thaigua672/
Tagwood671/
Tonghwa671/
Tongwau671/
Tagbhai671/
Taygbay671/
Tagbeah671/
Teagbah671/
Taagbaa671/
Togwuah671/
Thakwai671/
Tagouha671/
Taghbah671/
Taghvaz671/
Tangkwe671/
Tanghua671/
Tagguai671/
Tahguas671/
Thaigwe671/
Thankwa671/
Takkwai671/
Teankwa671/

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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 Tagwa
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