Tavua Surname

1,484,726th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 142 people bear this surname

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

Tavua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tavua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea1211:67,3868,792
Solomon Islands91:64,44812,261
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Fiji41:223,5982,635
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Tavua (37) may also be a first name.

Tavua Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tavua is most common in Papua New Guinea. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tavua? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,484,726th most commonly held surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 51,320,746 people. The surname is predominantly found in Oceania, where 95 percent of Tavua reside; 94 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 85 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Tavua is also the 1,688,769th most frequently held first name at a global level. It is borne by 37 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 121 people, or 1 in 67,386. In Papua New Guinea Tavua is most numerous in: East New Britain, where 89 percent are found, Morobe, where 9 percent are found and Bougainville, where 1 percent are found. Other than Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in The Solomon Islands, where 6 percent are found and Uganda, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tasvwua831/
Tavva803,869/
Tabua803,585/
Tafua80481/
Tabva80280/
Tapua8068/
Tovua8050/
Tavwa801/
Tevua801/
Tayvwwua774/
Thavva73454/
Thabua73452/
Tabuaa73347/
Taupua73223/
Tabuas73187/
Tanpua7368/
Tavvaa7352/
Tabuay7336/
Taafua7326/
Taufua7326/
Taibva7314/
Tabuah7311/
Tapuae736/
Tatvva735/
Teapua734/
Tampua734/
Tovuat733/
Tavvad733/
Taphua732/
Taabua731/
Taypua731/
Tavvaj731/
Taubba731/
Tapuat731/
Tapuaj731/
Taupwa731/
Tovuap731/
Taifua731/
Tahbua731/
Tabuad731/
Thavvaa6718/
Ta'afua6718/
Tapuach6712/
Tabuaah674/
Tabouha672/
Tapouha672/
Thabuea671/
Tampvai671/

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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 Tavua
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