Tagwi Surname
Approximately 452 people bear this surname
Tagwi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 314 | 1:564,149 | 27,398 |
| Zimbabwe | 123 | 1:125,514 | 16,775 |
| England | 10 | 1:5,571,806 | 158,774 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
Tagwi (85) may also be a first name.
Tagwi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tagwi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tagwi is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Tagwi click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tagwi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Tagwi is the 663,740th most common family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 16,122,889 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Tagwi are found; 69 percent are found in West Africa and 69 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,039,322nd most commonly held first name world-wide, held by 85 people.
The last name is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 314 people, or 1 in 564,149. In Nigeria Tagwi is mostly concentrated in: Adamawa, where 72 percent are found, Plateau, where 9 percent are found and Borno, where 8 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 27 percent are found and England, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tagwai | 91 | 1,616 | / |
| Tagwoi | 91 | 30 | / |
| Tagwei | 91 | 4 | / |
| Taghwi | 91 | 1 | / |
| Tagwui | 91 | 1 | / |
| Taggwai | 83 | 1 | / |
| Taigwai | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tagui | 80 | 1,643 | / |
| Takwi | 80 | 1,128 | / |
| Taqwi | 80 | 678 | / |
| Tegwi | 80 | 428 | / |
| Tagwe | 80 | 356 | / |
| Tagwa | 80 | 303 | / |
| Tagbi | 80 | 41 | / |
| Thangwai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tagway | 73 | 193 | / |
| Takgwe | 73 | 113 | / |
| Takwih | 73 | 32 | / |
| Takwai | 73 | 28 | / |
| Taskwi | 73 | 25 | / |
| Tagbei | 73 | 23 | / |
| Tokgwi | 73 | 19 | / |
| Taguai | 73 | 14 | / |
| Taugwa | 73 | 12 | / |
| Togwai | 73 | 11 | / |
| Taigui | 73 | 7 | / |
| Tegwai | 73 | 6 | / |
| Taigwa | 73 | 6 | / |
| Tegwei | 73 | 6 | / |
| Taagui | 73 | 5 | / |
| Tegwie | 73 | 3 | / |
| Taugui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Taqwit | 73 | 1 | / |
| Thagui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Togwoi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Taqwui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Teagui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Takgwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Takgui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Takwoi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Taghvi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Taghui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Takwie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Togwei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tagwes | 73 | 1 | / |
| Thaqwi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Taghvai | 67 | 52 | / |
| Thakgwe | 67 | 24 | / |
| Tongwih | 67 | 20 | / |
| Thongwi | 67 | 10 | / |
| Tanghui | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tangweh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Taiguai | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tangwey | 67 | 2 | / |
| Thokgwi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Thakwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tahagui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Taguhoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tagbhai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tangkui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tagwaha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Takkwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tohgwie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tangkwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Taghvei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tagguai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thaigwe | 67 | 1 | / |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Tagwi
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis