Tahwa Surname

336,335th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,096 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Tahwa Surname User-submission:

Tahwa or Tawha is a Shona surname from Chivi, Shumba Murambwi.

Tahwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe9531:16,2002,342
Nigeria931:1,904,76167,919
Indonesia151:8,816,613340,855
Cameroon91:2,307,674112,590
England81:6,964,757184,742
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Tahwa (126) may also be a first name.

Tahwa Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Tahwa or Tawha is a Shona surname from Chivi, Shumba Murambwi.

- tahwa

Tahwa Last Name Facts

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

Tahwa occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Tahwa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tahwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tahwa is the 336,335th most frequent family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 6,649,221 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Tahwa are found; 88 percent are found in Southern Africa and 88 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 829,183rd most commonly used forename worldwide It is held by 126 people.

The surname Tahwa is most frequent in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 953 people, or 1 in 16,200. In Zimbabwe it is primarily found in: Harare Province, where 28 percent reside, Mashonaland Central Province, where 19 percent reside and Mashonaland West Province, where 14 percent reside. Other than Zimbabwe this last name exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 8 percent reside and Indonesia, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tahawa9158/
Thahwa9121/
Tahuwa912/
Taihwa911/
Tahwai911/
Tawa8914,497/
Tashwat8315/
Tahawai8313/
Tahaywa832/
Tahwhea831/
Teahwah831/
Tashwaa831/
Thahwai831/
Tawai801,758/
Tawah801,575/
Taway801,221/
Taiwa801,197/
Thewa80357/
Thawa80324/
Tauwa80260/
Tawaa80213/
Thowa80206/
Tabha80169/
Tawea80137/
Tawau80102/
Tawha8091/
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Taewa8070/
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Teawa8028/
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Thahaway771/
Tabhai7310,534/
Thawai73855/
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Tauwai73603/
Tawhai73410/
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Tawaay73169/
Tawast73142/
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Tawaih7385/
Taiwap7378/
Tachua7344/
Tawahy7337/
Thowat7323/
Tahawo7319/
Taiwai7314/
Theway7312/
Tawa'a7312/
Tauway7311/
Tawahe7311/
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Thoswa7311/
Taiwoa7310/
Thaway738/
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Tabhaj734/
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Tashva731/
Taeway731/
Thoway731/
Taiway731/
Taiwah731/
Tehwah731/
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Teehwa731/
Tahuha731/
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Tawaai731/
Tawasd731/
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Theuwa731/
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Taihua731/
Taiwad731/
Tawhay731/
Taywat731/
Taswaz731/
Tahahawah711/
Taba6733,256/
Tava677,303/
Towa674,898/
Tawo674,821/
Tewa672,469/
Tahouha6731/
Tahavga6713/
Taywhea6711/
Thabhaj678/
Tawahad678/
Thewaha678/
Tawaaye677/
Taheeva676/
Ttauwai675/
Thawaha675/
Taiswad675/
Tahawey674/
Tawhead674/
Tajbhay672/
Tachuea672/
Taabhay671/
Toshwad671/
Tawaaia671/
Taibhai671/
Taheewo671/
Thaihva671/
Tabahaj671/
Ta'awai671/
Tahabay671/
Tahaboh671/
Tobahai671/
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Tawaitt671/
Thouwai671/
Thaiway671/
Thawatt671/
Taiswaa671/
Taiswah671/
Tayouha671/
Tawahii671/
Thawhay671/
Thaewea671/
Thawach671/
Ta'wach671/
Tavhash671/

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