Tanwe Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Tanwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tanwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon401:519,22741,500
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Tanwe (48) may also be a first name.

Tanwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tanwe (Marathi: तानवे) occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Tanwe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tanwe? popularity and diffusion

Tanwe is the 2,843,861st most widely held family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 155,054,168 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 87 percent of Tanwe reside; 85 percent reside in Central Africa and 83 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Tanwe is also the 1,448,253rd most frequently occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 48 people.

It is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is borne by 40 people, or 1 in 519,227. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: Northwest Region, where 50 percent are found, Littoral Region, where 40 percent are found and Adamawa Region, where 3 percent are found. Apart from Cameroon it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in India, where 9 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tanwie91634/
Tanwee91624/
Tanwei91117/
Tanwet91102/
Tanwey9153/
Thanwe913/
Tanweh912/
Tanweu912/
Tahnwe911/
Tamnwe911/
Tanw8946/
Thanwet8387/
Thanwey8314/
Tanweej831/
Tainwei831/
Tanwieh831/
Thanwee831/
Tonwe801,642/
Tanwi801,025/
Tanue80896/
Tanbe80440/
Tanve80295/
Tanwa80262/
Tamwe80243/
Tanwy801/
Thanw801/
Tanweish771/
Tanwweer771/
Tanoue735,366/
Tanver732,373/
Tonwee73381/
Tanvee73184/
Tanvet73121/
Tanvez7398/
Thanwi7364/
Tonwei7355/
Tonweh7334/
Tanmbe7329/
Tannue7325/
Tanway7321/
Tanbee7316/
Tanwai7315/
Tanbey7312/
Tainue738/
Taynue736/
Tanved735/
Tamwey733/
Tanuie733/
Tainwa733/
Tanvej732/
Thanve732/
Tannwi732/
Tanuer732/
Tamnue732/
Tonwer731/
Thanwy731/
Tahnve731/
Taanbe731/
Tanhbe731/
Tanbhe731/
Taanue731/
Tonnwe731/
Tanhwa731/
Taunwa731/
Tahnwa731/
Tahnwi731/
Tanbei731/
Tanves731/
Tanuey731/
Tamwei731/
Tanhue731/
Tanveer67114,462/
Thanwai67208/
Tanveed6710/
Tanverr677/
Tasimwe677/
Teanwit674/
Tanvees672/
Tagnoue672/
Tamwoue672/
Thanvey672/
Tanveez671/
Tanvesh671/
Tannmbe671/
Tonweah671/
Tahanue671/
Thannwa671/
Tamnoue671/
Tonw671/
Tonwoue671/
Tanhoue671/
Teanver671/
Tannver671/
Tanouet671/
Tanveah671/
Thainue671/
Thaunwa671/
Thanway671/
Tanveet671/
Tannues671/
Tangnue671/
Tamweez671/
Tanvess670/

Tanwe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tanwe in the Marathi language
तानवेtanave-

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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 Tanwe
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