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 surname Tagwi has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tagwi? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 663,740th most commonly held surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 16,122,889 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Tagwi reside; 69 percent reside in West Africa and 69 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Tagwi is also the 1,039,322nd most frequently held forename worldwide, borne by 85 people.
The last name Tagwi is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 314 people, or 1 in 564,149. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Adamawa, where 72 percent reside, Plateau, where 9 percent reside and Borno, where 8 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria Tagwi is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 27 percent reside and England, where 2 percent reside.
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 | / |
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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
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- 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
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