Tangwi Surname
Approximately 201 people bear this surname
Tangwi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 167 | 1:124,366 | 14,149 |
| Zimbabwe | 34 | 1:454,066 | 38,992 |
Tangwi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tangwi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tangwi is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Tangwi.
How Common Is The Last Name Tangwi? popularity and diffusion
Tangwi is the 1,181,191st most frequently held surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 36,256,447 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Tangwi live; 83 percent live in Central Africa and 83 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
The last name Tangwi is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is borne by 167 people, or 1 in 124,366. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: Northwest Region, where 68 percent reside, Southwest Region, where 25 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 6 percent reside. Barring Cameroon this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 17 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thangwi | 92 | 392 | / |
| Tangwai | 92 | 93 | / |
| Tangwei | 92 | 17 | / |
| Tangwie | 92 | 2 | / |
| Thangwai | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tangwa | 83 | 3,004 | / |
| Tangwe | 83 | 809 | / |
| Tangui | 83 | 792 | / |
| Tangbi | 83 | 80 | / |
| Tankwi | 83 | 5 | / |
| Tongwi | 83 | 3 | / |
| Tanengwei | 80 | 1 | / |
| Thangwe | 77 | 183 | / |
| Tangbei | 77 | 111 | / |
| Tangbai | 77 | 58 | / |
| Tanguai | 77 | 47 | / |
| Taungwa | 77 | 38 | / |
| Taingwa | 77 | 30 | / |
| Tongwih | 77 | 20 | / |
| Tangbui | 77 | 14 | / |
| Tangway | 77 | 13 | / |
| Tangkwa | 77 | 11 | / |
| Thongwi | 77 | 10 | / |
| Tongwei | 77 | 7 | / |
| Tongwai | 77 | 6 | / |
| Tankwai | 77 | 5 | / |
| Tanghui | 77 | 4 | / |
| Tanghwa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Tangweh | 77 | 3 | / |
| Tangwey | 77 | 2 | / |
| Tanggui | 77 | 2 | / |
| Taangwa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Tang'wa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tamgwai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tanguei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tangkwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tangkui | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tamngwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Thongwai | 71 | 192 | / |
| Thongkwi | 71 | 51 | / |
| Tangquis | 71 | 7 | / |
| Tongkwid | 71 | 2 | / |
| Tangbhai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tongkwit | 71 | 1 | / |
| Than'gwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tasingwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Thangw'a | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tongwa | 67 | 821 | / |
| Tongwe | 67 | 797 | / |
| Tankwa | 67 | 752 | / |
| Tangue | 67 | 630 | / |
| Tangbe | 67 | 337 | / |
| Tongbi | 67 | 187 | / |
| Tongui | 67 | 176 | / |
| Tankwe | 67 | 55 | / |
| Tonkwi | 67 | 23 | / |
| Tangquist | 67 | 18 | / |
| Tanqui | 67 | 15 | / |
| Thongkwid | 67 | 7 | / |
| Tankui | 67 | 5 | / |
| Tamgwe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tangby | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tamgui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Teamgwaih | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Tangwi
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