Tavia Surname

816,514th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 341 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Tavia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tavia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1431:145,23816,093
Indonesia541:2,449,059145,688
United States341:10,660,557428,392
Papua New Guinea251:326,14943,617
Iran231:3,338,37197,100
Argentina201:2,137,171104,027
Finland191:289,30021,660
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Távia (1) are calculated separately.

Tavia (2,465) may also be a first name.

Tavia Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tavia is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Távia. Click here for other possible spellings of Tavia.

How Common Is The Last Name Tavia? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 816,514th most numerous family name globally, held by around 1 in 21,371,102 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 43 percent of Tavia live; 28 percent live in West Africa and 27 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 148,947th most frequently held given name in the world It is held by 2,465 people.

This last name is most common in Cameroon, where it is held by 143 people, or 1 in 145,238. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: Far North Region, where 65 percent are found, Centre Region, where 34 percent are found and North Region, where 1 percent are found. Excluding Cameroon it exists in 21 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 16 percent are found and The United States, where 10 percent are found.

Tavia Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Tavia has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Tavia last name increased 1,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tavia Last Name Statistics demography

Tavia earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 30.05% less than the national average, earning $30,181 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Távia931/
Taviad9126/
Taviah9120/
Tauvia917/
Taivia915/
Tahvia912/
Taviat911/
Taevia911/
Tavija911/
Taviea911/
Tayvia910/
Tayviah83910/
Tavegia8385/
Taviaha831/
Tabia804,849/
Tawia802,250/
Tavio801,998/
Tovia80355/
Tavea80101/
Tavya8025/
Tevia8025/
Tavja802/
Taveiyay771/
Tawiah7347,554/
Tovias733,608/
Taveau73989/
Taviot73479/
Taiwia73236/
Tabiat73236/
Tawija73145/
Thawia73104/
Tabias7392/
Tanpia7349/
Tavios7334/
Tabiah7326/
Tawiha7325/
Tampia7323/
Toviaz7316/
Tabiaa7311/
Touvia7310/
Tevija7310/
Taabia739/
Taivio737/
Tabija737/
Tauvea737/
Taybia735/
Taibia735/
Thavya735/
Tasbia735/
Tawuia734/
Toviah733/
Tabiad733/
Tabiea732/
Tabiha732/
Thabia732/
Tatbia731/
Taubia731/
Tauwia731/
Toviaa731/
Tayuia731/
Tawiae731/
Tabiae731/
Toivia731/
Taibea730/
Tasbiha67664/
Thawiha67288/
Tovieha67206/
Tabiaat6716/
Tabaiya6711/
Tabijas677/
Tampiah675/
Thawiah675/
Tobaiya675/
Tevayia673/
Tahbias673/
Toviaou673/
Tabiasz672/
Tabihau672/
Tabajia672/
Taybiaa671/
Toviash671/
Tawaaia671/
Tabiash671/
Tabieha671/
Tashbia671/
Tasbias671/
Taybiah671/
Teiviea671/
Tteviah671/
Taibiat671/
Thaibia671/
Thabiha671/
Tabogia671/
Tabiyoa671/
Taawiha671/
Tavujja671/
Tawaiya671/
Tawihay671/

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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 Tavia
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