Tanwa Surname

983,245th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 262 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Benin

Tanwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tanwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria711:2,494,96882,261
Cameroon701:296,70127,784
Benin611:169,43616,929
Pakistan351:5,104,11132,876
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
England21:27,859,030389,889
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Tanwa (3,287) may also be a first name.

Tanwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tanwa (Marathi: तंवा) is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tanwa? popularity and diffusion

Tanwa is the 983,245th most frequent family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 27,815,061 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 81 percent of Tanwa live; 61 percent live in West Africa and 50 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 124,813th most commonly occurring given name in the world. It is borne by 3,287 people.

It is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 71 people, or 1 in 2,494,968. In Nigeria Tanwa is most numerous in: Lagos, where 46 percent live, Ogun, where 27 percent live and Benue, where 10 percent live. Aside from Nigeria this last name exists in 14 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 27 percent live and Benin, where 23 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tanway9121/
Tanwai9115/
Thanwa916/
Tanwah914/
Tainwa913/
Tamnwa911/
Tatnwa911/
Tanhwa911/
Taunwa911/
Tahnwa911/
Thanwai83208/
Tainewa8372/
Thanway831/
Thaunwa831/
Tasinwa831/
Tamnhwa831/
Thannwa831/
Tanwath831/
Tanba803,868/
Tanwi801,025/
Tanua80452/
Tamwa80427/
Tonwa80377/
Tanwo80210/
Tanwe8047/
Tanva8035/
Tanwy801/
Teanwach771/
Taitenwa771/
Tanwie73634/
Tanwee73624/
Tanbay73301/
Tanhua73204/
Tanbai73164/
Tanwei73117/
Tanwet73102/
Tonwah73100/
Taimwa7394/
Thanwi7364/
Tamway7361/
Tanwey7353/
Tanuay7335/
Tamwai7333/
Tenhwa7333/
Tamwau7327/
Thanua7316/
Tanvas7313/
Tonwai7311/
Tamhwa7310/
Tanvat738/
Taunua735/
Tainwo734/
Tamwat734/
Tanvad733/
Thanwe733/
Tanwou733/
Tannwi732/
Tonway732/
Tanweh732/
Tanweu732/
Tahnwe731/
Thanva731/
Taunba731/
Tanbaj731/
Tounwa731/
Tonwga731/
Tamnwe731/
Tahnwi731/
Thanwy731/
Tanuaa731/
Taunva731/
Thasenwat712/
Thamwai67155/
Thainua67110/
Thanwet6787/
Tanhuat6781/
Tanuhay6743/
Thanwey6714/
Thanuat6712/
Tanhuad677/
Tanvais677/
Toonwah677/
Tatimwa674/
Teanwit674/
Tasnuha674/
Tasemwa672/
Tanguha672/
Teamwat672/
Thaimwa672/
Thanmba672/
Thamwad671/
Tanweej671/
Tonweah671/
Tainwei671/
Thanwee671/
Tagnuay671/
Tanvaiz671/
Tanveah671/
Tanwieh671/

Tanwa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tanwa in the Marathi language
तंवाtanva-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tanwa
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