Talwa Surname

990,978th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 259 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Niger

Talwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Talwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1601:1,107,14245,738
Niger601:319,8679,444
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
India91:85,229,487684,495
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Palestine11:4,548,84918,388
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Talwa (621) may also be a first name.

Talwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Talwa occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Talwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Talwa is the 990,978th most widely held surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 28,137,243 people. The last name Talwa is mostly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Talwa reside; 85 percent reside in West Africa and 62 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 334,590th most prevalent first name throughout the world, borne by 621 people.

The last name Talwa is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 160 people, or 1 in 1,107,142. In Nigeria Talwa is most common in: Borno, where 68 percent live, Yobe, where 14 percent live and Plateau, where 9 percent live. Not including Nigeria Talwa is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 23 percent live and The DR Congo, where 8 percent live.

Talwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Muslim (89%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Talwai9169/
Thalwa912/
Tallwa911/
Tailwa911/
Talway911/
Talwoa911/
Tailewa833/
Talwaha832/
Talwaiz831/
Tallway831/
Taalway831/
Talba805,563/
Talua80413/
Talva80388/
Tolwa8060/
Talwi8047/
Talwo8014/
Talwe806/
Taalba731,506/
Talvat73413/
Talvas73134/
Tailba73121/
Tolway7380/
Taluay7360/
Tolwaj7344/
Taulua7323/
Talvad7321/
Talvaz7316/
Tholwa7311/
Talbai739/
Talwot739/
Talbaj738/
Tallua737/
Talvay736/
Talbau736/
Taluae736/
Talvai735/
Talbay734/
Taluat734/
Taluad733/
Tailua733/
Talbea732/
Talvah731/
Toulwa731/
Tolwah731/
Toolwa731/
Tolwai731/
Talvea731/
Tailwe731/
Tolwat731/
Taulba730/
Talwich675/
Taailba674/
Talvath673/
Taluhau673/
Talvast673/
Taluach672/
Talwish672/
Thailba671/
Talvadh671/
Talvaad671/
Thalbah671/
Thtalwi671/
Talwood670/

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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 Talwa
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