Tavao Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Solomon Islands
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Tavao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tavao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Solomon Islands121:48,3369,616
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Tavao Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tavao occurs more in The Solomon Islands more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tavao? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tavao is the 4,427,875th most commonly occurring family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. This surname is mostly found in Oceania, where 85 percent of Tavao are found; 70 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 60 percent are found in Solomonic Oceania.

This last name is most widespread in The Solomon Islands, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 48,336. In The Solomon Islands Tavao is most common in: Malaita Province, where 92 percent live. Apart from The Solomon Islands this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 15 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tauvao9139/
Taavao9121/
Taivao911/
Tabao802,390/
Tavoa80592/
Tawao8059/
Tevao802/
Tavajjoh775/
Taiveaho774/
Tavayios774/
Tanpao73100/
Tabaou7358/
Thabao7358/
Teivao7350/
Tavoua7328/
Tavuio7315/
Tabaot7310/
Taibao736/
Taiwao736/
Tabaho735/
Tampao735/
Tabaoa734/
Tawaou732/
Tasbao731/
Tawaho731/
Tauwao731/
Tauvoa731/
Tavouo731/
Tabaoi731/
Tavaea731/
Tavoeha6743/
Tabahou6714/
Tahwaho675/
Tahabao675/
Tahaboa672/
Tabaout671/
Taybaou671/
Tasbaou671/
Tavouah671/
Towahao671/
Tabahao671/
Tabagio671/
Tabaaou671/
Tauwhao671/

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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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  • 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 Tavao
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