Tavus Surname
Approximately 1,337 people bear this surname
Tavus Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 1,272 | 1:61,180 | 5,851 |
| Germany | 32 | 1:2,515,796 | 126,826 |
| India | 22 | 1:34,866,608 | 408,224 |
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
The alternate forms: Tavuş (1) are calculated separately.
Tavus (8,568) may also be a first name.
Tavus Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tavus Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tavus (Georgian: ტავუს, Russian: Тавус) is found in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Tavuş. Click here for other potential spellings of Tavus.
How Common Is The Last Name Tavus? popularity and diffusion
The surname Tavus is the 287,196th most numerous last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,450,670 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 84 percent of Tavus live; 82 percent live in West Asia and 82 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. Tavus is also the 67,954th most commonly held first name throughout the world It is held by 8,568 people.
This surname is most widely held in Turkey, where it is held by 1,272 people, or 1 in 61,180. In Turkey Tavus is most frequent in: Istanbul Province, where 20 percent live, Erzurum Province, where 9 percent live and Konya Province, where 9 percent live. Other than Turkey this last name exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 2 percent live and India, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tavuş | 93 | 1 | / |
| Tavous | 91 | 100 | / |
| Tavush | 91 | 4 | / |
| Taveus | 91 | 2 | / |
| Tavu | 89 | 370 | / |
| Tavoush | 83 | 29 | / |
| Thavuis | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tavut | 80 | 810 | / |
| Tawus | 80 | 720 | / |
| Tavuz | 80 | 541 | / |
| Tabus | 80 | 423 | / |
| Taavu | 80 | 259 | / |
| Tavui | 80 | 256 | / |
| Tavuc | 80 | 101 | / |
| Thavu | 80 | 46 | / |
| Tavau | 80 | 41 | / |
| Taivu | 80 | 22 | / |
| Tovus | 80 | 21 | / |
| Tavup | 80 | 21 | / |
| Tevus | 80 | 5 | / |
| Ttavu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Tavou | 80 | 3 | / |
| Tavhu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tampus | 73 | 12,832 | / |
| Tabuse | 73 | 2,550 | / |
| Tawous | 73 | 169 | / |
| Tabush | 73 | 139 | / |
| Thavau | 73 | 91 | / |
| Tavaut | 73 | 72 | / |
| Tavaud | 73 | 62 | / |
| Thawus | 73 | 41 | / |
| Tauvau | 73 | 36 | / |
| Thabus | 73 | 31 | / |
| Tavaux | 73 | 23 | / |
| Taubus | 73 | 8 | / |
| Tawuse | 73 | 5 | / |
| Taybus | 73 | 4 | / |
| Tabuss | 73 | 3 | / |
| Teabus | 73 | 2 | / |
| Thaivu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Tauwus | 73 | 1 | / |
| Thaavu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tabous | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tavouj | 73 | 1 | / |
| Toevus | 73 | 1 | / |
| Taivou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tabuis | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tavoos | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tawaus | 73 | 1 | / |
| Taibus | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tabaus | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tabu | 67 | 71,722 | / |
| Taboush | 67 | 838 | / |
| Thabuis | 67 | 708 | / |
| Tawu | 67 | 611 | / |
| Tabusse | 67 | 218 | / |
| Tovu | 67 | 68 | / |
| Thavaud | 67 | 66 | / |
| Thavaux | 67 | 22 | / |
| Tavoosh | 67 | 9 | / |
| Tawoush | 67 | 8 | / |
| Tabause | 67 | 6 | / |
| Tampush | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tabusch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tavault | 67 | 1 | / |
| Teavult | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tavooss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tavourz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tavuidh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thawuse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Taabous | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tammpus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Taubush | 67 | 0 | / |
| Teeveus | 67 | 0 | / |
| Teabush | 67 | 0 | / |
Tavus Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tavus in the Georgian language | ||
| ტავუს | tavus | 50 |
| თავუს | tavus | 50 |
| Tavus in the Russian language | ||
| Тавус | tavus | - |
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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 Tavus
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