Tanwa Surname
Approximately 262 people bear this surname
Tanwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 71 | 1:2,494,968 | 82,261 |
| Cameroon | 70 | 1:296,701 | 27,784 |
| Benin | 61 | 1:169,436 | 16,929 |
| Pakistan | 35 | 1:5,104,111 | 32,876 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
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
Tanwa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tanwa in the Marathi language | ||
| तंवा | tanva | - |
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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 Tanwa
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