Tauvau Surname
Approximately 36 people bear this surname
Tauvau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 35 | 1:232,963 | 32,024 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Tauvau (17) may also be a first name.
Tauvau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tauvau Come From? nationality or country of origin
Tauvau (Hindi: तौवाऊ) occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Tauvau? popularity and diffusion
The last name Tauvau is the 3,274,477th most frequently used last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 202,431,831 people. It is predominantly found in Oceania, where 97 percent of Tauvau are found; 97 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 97 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,694,839th most common first name world-wide, held by 17 people.
The surname Tauvau is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 35 people, or 1 in 232,963. In Papua New Guinea Tauvau is primarily concentrated in: Milne Bay, where 97 percent reside and Central, where 3 percent reside. Barring Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in India, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Tauvau Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tauvau in the Hindi language | ||
| तौवाऊ | tauva'u | - |
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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 Tauvau
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