Tavonga Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Tavonga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tavonga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
England11:55,718,059489,080
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Tavonga (1,902) may also be a first name.

Tavonga Last Name Facts

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

Tavonga is found most in Papua New Guinea. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tavonga? popularity and diffusion

Tavonga is the 4,649,889th most frequently used surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. The last name Tavonga is mostly found in Oceania, where 56 percent of Tavonga are found; 56 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 56 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Tavonga is also the 174,293rd most commonly occurring given name internationally. It is borne by 1,902 people.

This last name is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 815,372. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: West New Britain, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 22 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 11 percent are found.

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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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  • 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 Tavonga
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