Tavngwa Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Tavngwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Tavngwa Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon81:2,596,134118,056
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Tavngwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tavngwa is found most frequently in Cameroon. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tavngwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tavngwa is the 6,360,413th most common last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Tavngwa live; 89 percent live in Central Africa and 89 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

It is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 2,596,134. In Cameroon Tavngwa is mostly concentrated in: Northwest Region, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Cameroon it exists in one country. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tabingwa802,179/
Tabengwa80891/
Tawingwa801/
Tabinngwa751/
Taabingwa751/
Tawingway751/
Tabingwe674/
Tabenkwa671/
Tabimgwa671/
Tabkwa621/
Tawguay571/
Tabingue535/
Tobingua531/
Tabengue531/
Tabengui531/
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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 Tavngwa
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