Taiwo Surname

3,313th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 169,287 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Taiwo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Taiwo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria164,5291:1,077141
England1,5361:36,2754,758
Benin1,2131:8,5211,172
United States8051:450,26038,563
Ghana6931:38,9914,481
Canada1061:347,60031,502
Papua New Guinea371:220,37130,351
Ireland311:151,9016,891
South Africa291:1,868,19787,346
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Gambia251:76,938264
Liberia211:209,93013,691
Scotland171:314,93014,413
Iceland151:25,3391,935
Denmark121:470,39330,183
Hungary121:818,02342,199
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Ivory Coast111:2,097,38537,425
Uganda111:3,549,02589,142
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
France81:8,302,840321,660
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
Guinea81:1,479,2271,724
Norway71:734,61250,907
China71:195,331,65210,124
Wales61:515,75523,171
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Belize11:355,4743,977
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Cyprus11:884,87613,055

The alternate forms: Taïwo (406), Taîwo (74) & Taiwò (1) are calculated separately.

Taiwo (434,850) may also be a first name.

Taiwo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Taiwo (Arabic: تايو) is most common in Nigeria. It may also occur as: Taïwo, Taîwo or Taiwò. For other potential spellings of Taiwo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Taiwo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Taiwo is the 3,313th most frequently occurring surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 43,048 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Taiwo live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,347th most commonly occurring forename on earth, borne by 434,850 people.

The last name Taiwo is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 164,529 people, or 1 in 1,077. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Lagos, where 22 percent are found, Ogun, where 20 percent are found and Oyo, where 20 percent are found. Beside Nigeria Taiwo is found in 63 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent are found and Benin, where 1 percent are found.

Taiwo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Christian (71%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Taiwo surname are 43.69% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 96.92% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Taiwo earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 109.47% more than the national average, earning R 497,784 per year; in United States they earn 3.95% less than the national average, earning $41,445 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.97% more than the national average, earning $54,636 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Taïwo93406/
Taîwo9374/
Taiwò931/
Tayiwo9137/
Taiwoa9110/
Taiowo9110/
Taiiwo919/
Taiwou919/
Taaiwo918/
Taiwoo917/
Ttaiwo914/
Taiawo914/
Thaiwo914/
Taiwwo913/
Taiywo913/
Taiwoh912/
Tgaiwo911/
Taiwoi911/
Taiuwo911/
Taiwho911/
Taiwoy911/
Tawo894,821/
Tiwo89982/
Tayiwoh8339/
Tajiwou833/
Taibo8016,717/
Taiwa801,197/
Taivo80175/
Tawou80123/
Tawoy8069/
Tawoj8054/
Tawod8054/
Tauwo8040/
Taawo8029/
Tiwou8029/
Tawoh8028/
Tawoo8024/
Thawo8019/
Toiwo8016/
Tawuo8010/
Teiwo809/
Taywo806/
Tawoi806/
Tiewo806/
Tiwop802/
Tiwoa802/
Dtawo801/
Tawop801/
Taıwo801/
Tawgo801/
Tuiwo801/
Ttawo801/
Tajwo801/
Tayewo731,512/
Thaibo73332/
Taibou73295/
Taiwap7378/
Tayibo7352/
Tiyawo7336/
Taiawa7321/
Tajiwa7320/
Tahawo7319/
Taioba7316/
Tajewo7316/
Taiboi7315/
Tayiwa7314/
Tawooz739/
Tauwou738/
Tayivo737/
Tawoot735/
Tawouz735/
Teawoo734/
Taawoo733/
Taiwau732/
Taibho732/
Tawout732/
Thawod732/
Taiboo731/
Taihwa731/
Tiwooh731/
Taywho731/
Teawoh731/
Taiwah731/
Tiewoh731/
Tagiuo731/
Taibuo731/
Taivoi731/
Taivou731/
Taiywa731/
Tawouh731/
Tayawo731/
Thiwou731/
Tiwosz731/
Thiewo731/
Tiewou731/
Tihwoh731/
Teawou731/
Tiewgo731/
Taiwad731/
Tabo6714,758/
Tawa6714,497/
Tiwa677,849/
Tibo673,472/
Tajiboy671,375/
Tewo67920/
Tavo67674/
Tivo67486/
Tajewuo67224/
Tjwo6757/
Tayibou6715/
Tawebou6712/
Tajivoy677/
Taiswad675/
Tywo674/
Tajiboi673/
Thaiová672/
Tahioua672/
Taishuo672/
Tajivoi671/
Taheewo671/
Teyiwoh671/
Thayibo671/
Tahiubo671/
Taiobou671/
Taiswaa671/
Taiswah671/
Tawoosh671/

Taiwo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Taiwo in the Arabic language
تايوtayw-

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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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  • 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 Taiwo
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