Taqwa Surname

160,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,716 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Taqwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Taqwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1,8981:69,6787,509
Iran6201:123,84311,455
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Afghanistan231:1,397,96411,714
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Pakistan161:11,165,24351,703
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Taqwa (5,197) may also be a first name.

Taqwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Taqwa is found in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Taqwa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 160,508th most frequently used surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 2,683,191 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 94 percent of Taqwa reside; 70 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 69 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Taqwa is also the 93,919th most frequently held first name at a global level, borne by 5,197 people.

Taqwa is most commonly used in Indonesia, where it is held by 1,898 people, or 1 in 69,678. In Indonesia Taqwa is most numerous in: Central Java, where 22 percent live, West Java, where 16 percent live and South Sulawesi, where 16 percent live. Other than Indonesia this surname occurs in 15 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 23 percent live and Egypt, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Taqwah9116/
Taquwa911/
Taqwaa911/
Takwa802,175/
Tagwa80303/
Taqua8011/
Tagwai731,616/
Tagway73193/
Taukwa7348/
Thakwa7332/
Takwai7328/
Teakwa7328/
Taikwa7326/
Takwap7325/
Takwah7322/
Taugwa7312/
Taigwa736/
Taquas733/
Taskwa731/
Thagwa731/
Taquìa731/
Tatkwa731/
Tahqua731/
Taquah731/
Takgwa731/
Tagwas731/
Teuqwa731/
Taquai731/
Tangwah6756/
Tanquay6738/
Taungwa6738/
Tainkwa6723/
Tankwah674/
Tanghwa674/
Teaquah673/
Taangwa672/
Thakwai671/
Thaquaj671/
Tang'wa671/
Taigwai671/
Taggwai671/
Thankwa671/
Tagwaha671/
Takkwai671/
Teankwa671/

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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 Taqwa
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