Tanuwa Surname
Approximately 19 people bear this surname
Tanuwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 1:4,420,624 | 134,293 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Tanuwa (37) may also be a first name.
Tanuwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tanuwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Tanuwa is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Tanuwa.
How Common Is The Last Name Tanuwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Tanuwa is the 4,532,898th most commonly occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 47 percent of Tanuwa are found; 32 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 32 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Tanuwa is also the 1,688,769th most commonly occurring first name globally It is held by 37 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 1,358,953. In Papua New Guinea Tanuwa is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Highlands, where 67 percent are found, Milne Bay, where 17 percent are found and Western Highlands, where 17 percent are found. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 26 percent are found and Kazakhstan, where 21 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanuwat | 92 | 37 | / |
| Thanuwa | 92 | 2 | / |
| Tanuway | 92 | 1 | / |
| Tanouwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Tainuwai | 86 | 7 | / |
| Tamnuwat | 86 | 1 | / |
| Taineuwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tanguway | 86 | 1 | / |
| Taniwa | 83 | 270 | / |
| Tanywa | 83 | 228 | / |
| Tanuwe | 83 | 34 | / |
| Tonuwa | 83 | 9 | / |
| Tanuba | 83 | 4 | / |
| Tenuwa | 83 | 3 | / |
| Thamnuwat | 80 | 86 | / |
| Tasnuva | 77 | 1,986 | / |
| Tanubai | 77 | 283 | / |
| Tonuewa | 77 | 158 | / |
| Taniwha | 77 | 95 | / |
| Tanguwo | 77 | 21 | / |
| Taunuba | 77 | 18 | / |
| Tonouwa | 77 | 6 | / |
| Tounuwa | 77 | 6 | / |
| Tanhuva | 77 | 5 | / |
| Tanubay | 77 | 4 | / |
| Tainiwa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Tanuvai | 77 | 3 | / |
| Tanuwij | 77 | 3 | / |
| Tanubha | 77 | 3 | / |
| Tanowah | 77 | 2 | / |
| Tenuway | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tanuvat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tahnuba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tanouba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tanueva | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tahanuwe | 71 | 18 | / |
| Tanubhai | 71 | 10 | / |
| Tannubai | 71 | 8 | / |
| Tannuvay | 71 | 8 | / |
| Tatnuvai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tanhubai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Taanubai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tainubai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Thanubay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Taasnuva | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tamnuvat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tenywa | 67 | 13,113 | / |
| Toniwa | 67 | 20 | / |
| Tanowe | 67 | 17 | / |
| Taniva | 67 | 14 | / |
| Tanubi | 67 | 8 | / |
| Taniwo | 67 | 6 | / |
| Tanubo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Tanuve | 67 | 2 | / |
| Thamnuvat | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tonuwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tanuby | 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
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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 Tanuwa
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