Tanwah Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Tanwah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
Tanwah (5) may also be a first name.
Tanwah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tanwah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tanwah is found in Liberia more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Tanwah? popularity and diffusion
The surname Tanwah is the 8,968,613th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name Tanwah occurs predominantly in Africa, where 50 percent of Tanwah reside; 50 percent reside in West Africa and 50 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. Tanwah is also the 5,493,085th most frequent given name throughout the world, borne by 5 people.
It is most prevalent in Liberia, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 2,204,268. In Liberia it is most prevalent in: Montserrado County, where 50 percent reside and Nimba County, where 50 percent reside. Other than Liberia Tanwah is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in China, where 25 percent reside and Germany, where 25 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanwath | 92 | 1 | / |
| Tanwa | 91 | 262 | / |
| Teanwach | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tonwah | 83 | 100 | / |
| Tanway | 83 | 21 | / |
| Tanwai | 83 | 15 | / |
| Thanwa | 83 | 6 | / |
| Tainwa | 83 | 3 | / |
| Tahnwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Taunwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tanhwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tamnwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tatnwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Thanwai | 77 | 208 | / |
| Tainewa | 77 | 72 | / |
| Toonwah | 77 | 7 | / |
| Tanveah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tonweah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Thannwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tamnhwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tasinwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Thaunwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Thanway | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tanba | 73 | 3,868 | / |
| Tanua | 73 | 452 | / |
| Tamwa | 73 | 427 | / |
| Tonwa | 73 | 377 | / |
| Tanwo | 73 | 210 | / |
| Tanva | 73 | 35 | / |
| Tanvaish | 71 | 1 | / |
| Taitenwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tanweish | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tanbay | 67 | 301 | / |
| Tanhua | 67 | 204 | / |
| Tanbai | 67 | 164 | / |
| Tanwei | 67 | 117 | / |
| Taimwa | 67 | 94 | / |
| Tamway | 67 | 61 | / |
| Tanwey | 67 | 53 | / |
| Tanuay | 67 | 35 | / |
| Tenhwa | 67 | 33 | / |
| Tamwai | 67 | 33 | / |
| Tamwau | 67 | 27 | / |
| Thanua | 67 | 16 | / |
| Tanvas | 67 | 13 | / |
| Tonwai | 67 | 11 | / |
| Tamhwa | 67 | 10 | / |
| Tanvat | 67 | 8 | / |
| Taunua | 67 | 5 | / |
| Tainwo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tamwat | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tanwou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tanvad | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tanweu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tonway | 67 | 2 | / |
| Thasenwat | 67 | 2 | / |
| Taunva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tanuaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tamwho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tonwga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tounwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tanbaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Taunba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thanva | 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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- 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 Tanwah
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