Tagwa Surname
Approximately 303 people bear this surname
Tagwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 52 | 1:1,018,108 | 45,504 |
| Philippines | 49 | 1:2,066,086 | 120,732 |
| Botswana | 44 | 1:49,703 | 9,263 |
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| Uganda | 39 | 1:1,001,007 | 43,411 |
| Nigeria | 28 | 1:6,326,527 | 151,186 |
| Cameroon | 27 | 1:769,225 | 54,005 |
| Solomon Islands | 11 | 1:52,730 | 10,588 |
| Zimbabwe | 7 | 1:2,205,463 | 97,905 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
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 may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tagwa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 887,624th most widespread surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 24,051,307 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 79 percent of Tagwa reside; 30 percent reside in East Africa and 30 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Tagwa is also the 51,553rd most frequently used first name worldwide It is held by 12,910 people.
It is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is held by 52 people, or 1 in 1,018,108. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Mbeya Region, where 98 percent live and Morogoro Region, where 2 percent live. Excluding Tanzania Tagwa is found in 10 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 16 percent live and Botswana, where 15 percent live.
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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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