Tarawai Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Tarawai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tarawai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon91:2,307,674112,590
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Tarawai (1,131) may also be a first name.

Tarawai Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tarawai (Hindi: तारावाई) occurs most in Cameroon. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tarawai? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,213,395th most commonly occurring family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The surname Tarawai occurs predominantly in Africa, where 64 percent of Tarawai live; 64 percent live in West Africa and 57 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 236,787th most commonly used given name world-wide. It is borne by 1,131 people.

The last name Tarawai is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 2,307,674. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: Far North Region, where 89 percent reside and North Region, where 11 percent reside. Beside Cameroon it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 14 percent reside and India, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tharawai9343/
Tarawa92589/
Tarawi92516/
Tarabai86784/
Tahrawi86367/
Tharawa86260/
Tharawi86238/
Taraiwa8636/
Taurawa8629/
Tarhawi8624/
Taravai8615/
Taraway869/
Tarawis867/
Tarawih866/
Tarawad864/
Tarowai864/
Tarawie862/
Tarawea861/
Tarzawa861/
Taraabi861/
Tearawa861/
Tarawah861/
Tarabhai80173/
Tarhawas8026/
Taravaiy807/
Tharawas807/
Taurawat805/
Tarabaih805/
Tarawieh804/
Taarabai803/
Taharawi802/
Tarraway801/
Tarabaie801/
Tarashwa801/
Tarauswa801/
Taravaji801/
Tahrawio801/
Tarawiya801/
Tarawuya801/
Taraweya801/
Tarouwai801/
Tahrawii801/
Taraba772,398/
Tarabi771,994/
Taravi77466/
Tarawe77323/
Tarava77155/
Tarowa7790/
Tarowi7715/
Tarawy7714/
Torawi7712/
Torawa7712/
Terawi777/
Tarewa776/
Terawa776/
Tarewi773/
Tarawiyah7517/
Tharabayi754/
Tharaabai751/
Tharavaji751/
Taharaabi751/
Taarabayi751/
Tarawiyat751/
Tarabhaiu751/
Tarabay713,137/
Taraviy71785/
Taraeva71697/
Tarabih71634/
Toraiwa71443/
Taraboi71332/
Tarehwa71200/
Toorawa71154/
Tarawou71154/
Taravad71106/
Taravat7178/
Taravay7178/
Tayrabi7178/
Taroiwa7173/
Tourawa7168/
Tahrawy7154/
Tarhabi7128/
Taarava7125/
Tayrawy7120/
Torzawa7119/
Taraweh7118/
Tharaba7118/
Tarabei7117/
Tarawet7112/
Tarauva7110/
Tarabui719/
Torawat718/
Tairawe718/
Tarahbi717/
Tarravi717/
Tarabij716/
Taravas715/
Tairava715/
Terowai715/
Taurawe715/
Tahravi715/
Tharava714/
Taerava714/
Terawea714/
Tarabau714/
Terawih714/
Tauravi713/
Taravit713/
Tarawey713/
Taurewa712/
Taraaba712/
Terrawa712/
Terawaa712/
Torabai712/
Tarayba712/
Taraiba712/
Torowai712/
Tarrabi712/
Taravoi712/
Tairabi711/
Tarasva711/
Teerawa711/
Tharavi711/
Taarabi711/
Tarabhi711/
Taraiva711/
Taravaj711/
Taravis711/
Tarayva711/
Tarobai711/
Tatrava711/
Taraave711/
Tarewei711/
Taurabi711/
Terewai711/
Tairewa711/
Toravai711/
Torawas711/
Tarauba711/
Taravei711/
Taravie711/
Taravii711/
Taravui711/
Tareabi711/
Tareavi711/
Tarevai711/
Tearawe711/
Taurava711/
Tarabaj711/
Tarabaș711/
Tairowa711/
Taraibi711/
Taravyi711/
Taroway710/
Taraivay67193/
Tharawet67118/
Tahyrowa6737/
Tarabeih6735/
Taraviya6732/
Tarhaeva6713/
Thorawat6712/
Taravaud6711/
Teravayi6710/
Toraswad678/
Tarabiya678/
Tarabeji676/
Tarabeia676/
Tarabeja675/
Tarabuio674/
Tourawat673/
Tarovaya672/
Tharavad672/
Tarawech672/
Tharaboi671/
Thoravai671/
Taarabhi671/
Tarabaya671/
Tarabaye671/
Tarabayu671/
Tarabuja671/
Taravish671/
Targaweh671/
Tourrawa671/
Taravaha671/
Taravaja671/
Tarabeah671/
Terawieh671/
Theerawa671/
Tarabayh671/
Tarabeya671/
Terraway670/

Tarawai Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tarawai in the Hindi language
तारावाईtarava'i-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tarawai
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