Tarwu Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Tarwu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 9 | 1:489,837 | 23,279 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Tarwu (20) may also be a first name.
Tarwu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tarwu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tarwu is most common in Liberia. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tarwu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Tarwu is the 6,063,924th most commonly held family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. The surname Tarwu is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Tarwu live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 90 percent live in Anglo-West Africa. Tarwu is also the 2,446,817th most commonly held first name worldwide, borne by 20 people.
Tarwu is most widely held in Liberia, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 489,837. In Liberia Tarwu is mostly found in: Grand Gedeh County, where 78 percent are found, Bong County, where 11 percent are found and Grand Cape Mount County, where 11 percent are found. Besides Liberia it occurs in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 10 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tarwou | 91 | 5 | / |
| Tarwuh | 91 | 1 | / |
| Tarwuhe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tarbu | 80 | 68 | / |
| Torwu | 80 | 7 | / |
| Tarvu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Tarwoe | 73 | 784 | / |
| Tarvus | 73 | 43 | / |
| Tarbau | 73 | 32 | / |
| Tarwoo | 73 | 29 | / |
| Tarbuu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Tarbou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tarvou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tarveu | 73 | 0 | / |
| Tarvudd | 67 | 30 | / |
| Tharbuh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tarvous | 67 | 1 | / |
| Torwoo | 55 | 25 | / |
| Torwoe | 55 | 10 | / |
| Torbuh | 55 | 4 | / |
| Torbou | 55 | 3 | / |
| Torbau | 55 | 1 | / |
| Tervou | 55 | 1 | / |
| Tarvoo | 55 | 1 | / |
| Torbouh | 50 | 24 | / |
| Tourbou | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Tarwu
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