Tanywa Surname

1,082,743rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 228 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Tanywa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tanywa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda2231:175,06414,729
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Tanywa (10) may also be a first name.

Tanywa Last Name Facts

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

Tanywa is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tanywa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,082,743rd most widely held last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 31,962,921 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Tanywa are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Tanywa is also the 3,684,242nd most common given name worldwide. It is borne by 10 people.

The surname is most frequent in Uganda, where it is borne by 223 people, or 1 in 175,064. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Kibuku District, where 47 percent live, Budaka District, where 41 percent live and Kamuli District, where 6 percent live. Beside Uganda this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 2 percent live and Russia, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Teanywa921/
Tanyowa921/
Taniwa83270/
Tanewa8333/
Tanywi8320/
Tanuwa8319/
Tanyba831/
Tanhwa831/
Taniwha7795/
Tainewa7772/
Tannewa7730/
Tanhewa779/
Tanyova776/
Tainiwa773/
Thanuwa772/
Tanuway771/
Tanaiwa771/
Tamnhwa771/
Tanniwat7179/
Tainuwai717/
Thanewad714/
Thanewat711/
Taigniwa711/
Tainaiwa711/
Taineuwa711/
Taneva676,767/
Tanhua67204/
Taniba6763/
Tanuwe6734/
Tanewe6721/
Tonewa6721/
Toniwa6720/
Tanjua6716/
Thaneewat6714/
Taniva6714/
Taneba6713/
Thamniwat6711/
Tonuwa679/
Taniwo676/
Thainiwat675/
Tanewi673/
Tağienyva671/
Tonyva671/
Tonjwa671/
Tanewo671/
Tanjwi671/

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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 Tanywa
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis