Taowa Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Taowa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Taowa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa371:1,464,26276,407
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Taowa (11) may also be a first name.

Taowa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Taowa occurs most in South Africa. It can be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Taowa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Taowa is the 2,909,720th most frequently occurring family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 161,945,465 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Taowa reside; 82 percent reside in Southern Africa and 82 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Taowa is also the 3,487,849th most widespread forename on earth It is held by 11 people.

The last name is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is held by 37 people, or 1 in 1,464,262. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: North West, where 100 percent are found. Beside South Africa Taowa is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 9 percent are found and Chad, where 2 percent are found.

Taowa Last Name Statistics demography

Taowa earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 28.34% less than the national average, earning R 170,280 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tayowa919/
Taouwa919/
Taowah918/
Tajowa911/
Taow899/
Taova801,386/
Taoba80251/
Tajow8046/
Toawa8029/
Taowo8019/
Taiow8014/
Thaow808/
Taa754,835/
Tahoba73261/
Taouba73212/
Tahova7362/
Taobai7349/
Tauova7329/
Touowa7319/
Taobay7312/
Taiowo7310/
Taowei737/
Taovau733/
Tayova732/
Taowoo732/
Toyowa732/
Taovai732/
Taowey731/
Toawah731/
Toowah731/
Taoova731/
Taowot731/
Taha67800,411/
Taaj672,249/
Taai671,614/
Taah671,238/
Taat67923/
Taay67799/
Taov67695/
Taas67522/
Thaa67343/
Taob67110/
Ttaa6784/
Ta'a6764/
Taad6762/
Taaz6762/
Taap6728/
Tohawat6713/
Taaa677/
Taohuad676/
Taoubai676/
Dtaa674/
Taof674/
Taiyawa673/
Htoowah672/
Toaw672/
Tağa672/
Thaovai671/
Toyoway671/
Tohawad671/
Tayyoba671/
Tahouba671/
Taoubah671/
Taoubay671/
T'Aa671/

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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 Taowa
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