Tarwa Surname

444,963rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 767 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Tarwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tarwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia2461:537,59843,441
Nigeria2221:797,94035,665
Zimbabwe1901:81,25411,884
Palestine531:85,8276,515
Cameroon141:1,483,50583,777
India121:63,922,115578,870
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Djibouti41:228,733966
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Tarwa (2,655) may also be a first name.

Tarwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tarwa is more frequently found in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tarwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tarwa is the 444,963rd most commonly used family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 9,501,364 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 58 percent of Tarwa reside; 32 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 32 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 142,424th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 2,655 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Indonesia, where it is held by 246 people, or 1 in 537,598. In Indonesia Tarwa is most frequent in: West Java, where 57 percent live, Central Java, where 21 percent live and Jambi, where 15 percent live. Besides Indonesia this surname is found in 21 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 29 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 25 percent live.

Tarwa Last Name Statistics demography

Tarwa earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 61.76% less than the national average, earning $16,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tarway91624/
Taerwa91118/
Tarwah9183/
Tharwa9159/
Tarwai9135/
Tarzwa916/
Tarwea915/
Tarwua914/
Tatrwa911/
Tarwaj911/
Tarwaz911/
Tairwa911/
Taharwa8332/
Tarwhea8324/
Tairrwa835/
Tarwauy831/
Tairewa831/
Tarba802,292/
Tarwo80786/
Tarua80696/
Tarwi80381/
Tarva80115/
Tarwe8072/
Torwa8069/
Terwa8011/
Taharwah772/
Tarweh73742/
Torwua73463/
Taurua73424/
Tarbaj73384/
Tarbay73379/
Tairua73165/
Terway73126/
Tarwey73126/
Terwua73112/
Tarvas73111/
Tarvaa7397/
Tarbai7376/
Tarzua7369/
Tharua7363/
Tarwho7348/
Tarhua7345/
Tarwoh7344/
Tarwoi7336/
Tarbau7332/
Tarwoo7329/
Torwah7317/
Tarwei7312/
Tarwie7312/
Tarvaz7312/
Taurwi7311/
Tarwee7311/
Tarwuo739/
Tarwej737/
Tarwih736/
Tarwoj736/
Tarrua735/
Tarwou735/
Thorwa734/
Torwaa734/
Tarvat734/
Tharva732/
Tarwet732/
Terwaj731/
Taarwe731/
Tatrva731/
Tarwos731/
Tarwue731/
Tarwhe731/
Torwaz731/
Therwa731/
Teerwa731/
Terwah731/
Tarhwo731/
Tarvai731/
Terwha731/
Taurba731/
Tharuea67168/
Tarbhai6758/
Tarwood6718/
Torweah6715/
Therway679/
Tarvash676/
Tharvad675/
Tarbeau674/
Tarvais673/
Taruhay673/
Tarwich672/
Tourwai672/
Tarvaiz672/
Tharvat671/
Taurbai671/
Taurvas671/
Tarveau671/
Tarrwey671/
Tairweh671/
Tarwuhe671/
Tarzuaa671/
Tourway671/
Tharwot671/
Tarweej671/

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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 Tarwa
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