Tamwe Surname

1,035,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 243 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Tamwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tamwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1301:159,76217,345
DR Congo1091:677,79449,381
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310

Tamwe (15) may also be a first name.

Tamwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tamwe is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Tamwe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tamwe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,035,555th most widespread family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 29,989,901 people. The last name Tamwe is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Tamwe reside; 84 percent reside in Central Africa and 70 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most commonly occurring forename internationally. It is borne by 15 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is carried by 130 people, or 1 in 159,762. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: Far North Region, where 39 percent are found, Centre Region, where 25 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 15 percent are found. Aside from Cameroon Tamwe occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 45 percent are found and Tanzania, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tamwey913/
Tamwei911/
Tamnwe911/
Tamweu911/
Tamw893/
Tasimwe837/
Tamwoue832/
Tamweez831/
Tambe80118,744/
Tamwa80427/
Tamue8086/
Tomwe8055/
Tanwe8047/
Temwe8024/
Tamwi802/
Tamve801/
Tanwie73634/
Tanwee73624/
Taumbe73503/
Tambey73487/
Tanwei73117/
Tanwet73102/
Taimwa7394/
Tamwoy7366/
Taimbe7363/
Tamway7361/
Tanwey7353/
Teambe7344/
Taambe7336/
Tamwai7333/
Tanmbe7329/
Tambee7328/
Tambhe7324/
Themwe7324/
Tamueh7322/
Tambei7322/
Ttambe7316/
Tamhwa7310/
Tambea739/
Temwea739/
Tamuey738/
Tomwee737/
Tammbe737/
Tomhwe737/
Tamoue734/
Thanwe733/
Tanweu732/
Tanweh732/
Tamnue732/
Tomwei732/
Temweh731/
Tahmbe731/
Tahnwe731/
Tamves731/
Tamuez731/
Tomwet731/
Toomwe731/
Thamwai67155/
Thanwet6787/
Teambea6721/
Thanwey6714/
Tammvee6712/
Thomwet674/
Tamveer673/
Thaimwa672/
Taimbee672/
Tannmbe671/
Taumves671/
Tanweej671/
Thaimbe671/
Tamwaya671/
Tainwei671/
Tahambe671/
Tamnoue671/
Tammbey671/
Thanwee671/
Tanwieh671/
Tammway670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Tamwe
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