Tanwie Surname

514,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 634 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Tanwie Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tanwie Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon6321:32,8624,425
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Tanwie (26) may also be a first name.

Tanwie Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tanwie (Bengali: তন্বী) is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tanwie? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 514,664th most widespread last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 11,494,552 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Tanwie live; 100 percent live in Central Africa and 99 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,084,397th most commonly used first name at a global level, borne by 26 people.

This last name is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is carried by 632 people, or 1 in 32,862. In Cameroon Tanwie is most prevalent in: Northwest Region, where 71 percent reside, Centre Region, where 12 percent reside and Southwest Region, where 11 percent reside. Barring Cameroon Tanwie occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 0 percent reside and Nigeria, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tanwieh921/
Tanwi911,025/
Tanwe9147/
Tanwee83624/
Tanwei83117/
Tanwet83102/
Thanwi8364/
Tanwey8353/
Tanwai8315/
Tanuie833/
Thanwe833/
Tannwi832/
Tanweh832/
Tanweu832/
Tanbie831/
Tahnwe831/
Tahnwi831/
Tamnwe831/
Thanwai77208/
Thanwet7787/
Tanvier7760/
Thanwey7714/
Teanwit774/
Tanweej771/
Tamwier771/
Tainwei771/
Thanwee771/
Tanui7333,077/
Tonwe731,642/
Tanue73896/
Tanbi73686/
Tanvi73680/
Tanbe73440/
Tanve73295/
Tanwa73262/
Tamwe73243/
Tonwi737/
Tamwi732/
Tanwy731/
Tanwijit715/
Tanweish711/
Theanwye711/
Tanwweer711/
Tanoue675,366/
Tanver672,373/
Thanvi672,053/
Tonwee67381/
Tambie67288/
Tainui67242/
Tanvee67184/
Tanbai67164/
Tanvet67121/
Tanvez6798/
Tonbie6789/
Taimbe6763/
Tanuis6758/
Tonwei6755/
Tanhui6746/
Tannui6744/
Tonweh6734/
Tamwai6733/
Tanmbe6729/
Tannue6725/
Tanway6721/
Tanbee6716/
Tanbey6712/
Tonwai6711/
Tainue678/
Taynue676/
Tanmbi675/
Tanved675/
Taanui674/
Tanvij673/
Tamwey673/
Tainwa673/
Tannvi672/
Tanvej672/
Tanvit672/
Thanve672/
Taanvi672/
Tanuer672/
Tanvis672/
Tamnue672/
Tonwer671/
Thanwy671/
Tahnve671/
Taanbe671/
Taanbi671/
Tanhbe671/
Tanvid671/
Tanbhe671/
Tanbij671/
Taanue671/
Tonnwe671/
Tanhwa671/
Taunwa671/
Tahnvi671/
Tahnwa671/
Tanbei671/
Tanboi671/
Tanves671/
Tanuey671/
Tamwei671/
Tanuiy671/
Tanhue671/

Tanwie Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tanwie in the Bengali language
তন্বীtanbi-

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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 Tanwie
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