Taiwe Surname

144,116th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,084 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Taiwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Taiwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon2,8101:7,391915
South Africa2181:248,52225,292
Papua New Guinea361:226,49231,172
Chad91:1,510,2445,402
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015

The alternate forms: Taïwe (9) & Taiwé (1) are calculated separately.

Taiwe (663) may also be a first name.

Taiwe Last Name Facts

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

Taiwe occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant: Taïwe or Taiwé. For other potential spellings of Taiwe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Taiwe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 144,116th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 2,363,017 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Taiwe reside; 46 percent reside in Central Africa and 26 percent reside in Adamawa-Ubangian Africa. Taiwe is also the 322,353rd most numerous given name throughout the world, held by 663 people.

This last name is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is held by 2,810 people, or 1 in 7,391. In Cameroon Taiwe is most common in: Far North Region, where 51 percent reside, North Region, where 23 percent reside and Centre Region, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account Cameroon Taiwe is found in 7 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 7 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent reside.

Taiwe Last Name Statistics demography

Taiwe earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 34.5% less than the national average, earning R 155,664 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Taïwe939/
Taiwé931/
Taiwei916/
Taiweh912/
Taiawe912/
Tawe896,130/
Tiwe89463/
Taiw8924/
Thaiwet8335/
Thaiwee839/
Taiwest831/
Taibe802,695/
Thawe802,399/
Taweh801,242/
Taiwa801,197/
Thiwe80576/
Tawey80493/
Tavie80449/
Tawee80337/
Tawea80137/
Tauwe80122/
Tawie80117/
Tiwei8071/
Tawei8057/
Tiewe8051/
Taive8031/
Tawue8025/
Tiwie8018/
Tajwe8016/
Htawe8014/
Taiow8014/
Tiweh8012/
Thaiw806/
Tiwed806/
Taweu805/
Teawe805/
Teiwe804/
Taawe803/
Tihwe803/
Taiwi802/
Taywe802/
Tahwe802/
Tawej801/
Tiwwe801/
Tawew801/
Taweï801/
Tawje801/
Tajiw801/
Taw7514,440/
Tiw75171/
Taiebi73972/
Taibei73894/
Teiwes73776/
Taweye73764/
Thawee73290/
Tiewei73180/
Teiwei73113/
Teaweh7369/
Thaiwi7346/
Taweej7337/
Tauvie7335/
Taiawa7321/
Taweyh7321/
Tajiwa7320/
Tawech7315/
Taiwai7314/
Tayiwa7314/
Tauwei7311/
Tayawe7310/
Taiwoa7310/
Taiove7310/
Taiabe739/
Tajuie737/
Toiwea737/
Tayibe736/
Thawes736/
Tehawe736/
Thaive736/
Tajawe735/
Taivez735/
Tawieh734/
Tiwoue734/
Thauwe734/
Tawees734/
Taawey734/
Htaibe733/
Taiver733/
Teawie733/
Tauswe732/
Teavie732/
Thiowe732/
Taivei732/
Tawhea732/
Tiyowe732/
Taieby732/
Taewee732/
Tawett731/
Taives731/
Ttaibe731/
Teiwet731/
Theawe731/
Tahjiw731/
Taieve731/
Taihwa731/
Tauwer731/
Tauwet731/
Taiway731/
Tauwey731/
Toiwee731/
Tiweah731/
Tasuie731/
Toiewe731/
Teiwie731/
Tawwed731/
Thahwe731/
Thaweh731/
Tachwe731/
Taibee731/
Taiebe731/
Taiywa731/
Toyawe731/
Tauwea731/
Tawebe731/
Tavihe731/
Tayive731/
Tawije731/
Tuiwie731/
Taiwoi731/
Tasswe731/
Taiwoy731/
Tajibe731/
Teyiwe731/
Thaawe731/
Tayuwe731/
Thaiue731/
Tahawe731/
Taivet731/
Taioue731/
Tawgeh731/
Taswee731/
Dtauwe731/
Tiwett730/
Taibea730/
Thaw6738,930/
Tabi6726,594/
Tabe6719,988/
Tawa6714,497/
Tibe678,342/
Tiwa677,849/
Tawi676,423/
Tiwi671,941/
Tavi671,721/
Tewe671,592/
Tave671,349/
Thaiuea67543/
Tive67448/
Tajieva67107/
Tauw6785/
Htaw6765/
Teiw6749/
Tiyawet6747/
Tiwy6743/
Teaw6722/
Tawouet6719/
Toiw6715/
Taywhea6711/
Tayweah6711/
Htiwech6710/
Theiwes679/
Tawaaye677/
Taaw676/
Thawees676/
Tağieva675/
Tajvije674/
Tayieva674/
Taisuea674/
Htiwesh674/
Tahawey674/
Tawh674/
Tawhead674/
Tawy673/
Thiw672/
Tagievi671/
Teiwett671/
Tayw671/
Tiyoweh671/
Tahwhea671/
Tyoahwe671/
Taiuhed671/
Tiyewei671/
Thaibeh671/
Taaweye671/
Taihebe671/
Taiveer671/
Tawé671/
Tayahwe671/
Tiwé671/
Tiwî671/
Tayawet671/
Thaiway671/
Tiwd671/
Tiwj671/
Tiwweat671/
Thiewey671/
Thaweep671/
Thiweis671/
Thaives671/
Thaivet671/
Thaewea671/
Tahw671/
Tahweez671/
Tajweer671/
Tawheer671/
Tawj671/
Tauswer671/
Htaswer671/
Tasweth670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Taiwe
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