Tavek Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Tavek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 15 | 1:543,581 | 66,712 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Tavek Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tavek Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tavek (Hindi: तावेक) is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Tavek? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 4,908,606th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. The surname is mostly found in Oceania, where 94 percent of Tavek are found; 94 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 94 percent are found in Papuan Oceania.
The surname Tavek is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 543,581. In Papua New Guinea Tavek is most prevalent in: East Sepik, where 47 percent reside, Morobe, where 47 percent reside and Eastern Highlands, where 7 percent reside. Apart from Papua New Guinea it exists in one country. It is also found in India, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taveke | 91 | 1 | / |
| Tevek | 80 | 141 | / |
| Tavik | 80 | 103 | / |
| Tawek | 80 | 32 | / |
| Tovek | 80 | 10 | / |
| Tavec | 80 | 3 | / |
| Tavík | 80 | 2 | / |
| Tavex | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tauvik | 73 | 79 | / |
| Taweek | 73 | 45 | / |
| Taweke | 73 | 30 | / |
| Tabeck | 73 | 20 | / |
| Teviek | 73 | 18 | / |
| Tabekh | 73 | 8 | / |
| Taswek | 73 | 4 | / |
| Thevek | 73 | 3 | / |
| Taweik | 73 | 1 | / |
| Thavik | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tavike | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tasuek | 73 | 1 | / |
| Teveuk | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tavegh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tavick | 73 | 0 | / |
| Teveck | 73 | 0 | / |
| Tausvik | 67 | 28 | / |
| Tavkova | 67 | 17 | / |
| Thavaik | 67 | 10 | / |
| Tavique | 67 | 9 | / |
| Taweekh | 67 | 5 | / |
| Taubeak | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tahvyok | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tahbeek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Teuveuk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tavoick | 67 | 1 | / |
| Teaweek | 67 | 0 | / |
Tavek Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tavek in the Hindi language | ||
| तावेक | taveka | - |
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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 Tavek
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