Tawabu Surname
Approximately 28 people bear this surname
Tawabu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| Zimbabwe | 9 | 1:1,715,360 | 84,476 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
Tawabu (37) may also be a first name.
Tawabu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tawabu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tawabu is held by more people in Malawi than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Tawabu.
How Common Is The Last Name Tawabu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,730,171st most frequently held surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 79 percent of Tawabu live; 64 percent live in Southern Africa and 64 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,688,769th most frequently held first name internationally, borne by 37 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Malawi, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 1,902,123. Excluding Malawi this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 32 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 21 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tawabou | 92 | 14 | / |
| Tawabut | 92 | 2 | / |
| Thawabu | 92 | 2 | / |
| Tawaibu | 92 | 2 | / |
| Thawabut | 86 | 134 | / |
| Thawabuh | 86 | 4 | / |
| Tawabutt | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tewabu | 83 | 50 | / |
| Towabu | 83 | 28 | / |
| Tababu | 83 | 6 | / |
| Tavabu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tawebou | 77 | 12 | / |
| Tavabut | 77 | 7 | / |
| Tawoebu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Tabaabu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Thavabu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tababou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tavabau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ttababu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tavabhud | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tavabutt | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tayuabou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Thavabui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tabobu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tavavau | 62 | 1 | / |
| Tabavou | 62 | 1 | / |
| Tewobou | 62 | 1 | / |
| Tabouvou | 57 | 8 | / |
| Taboubou | 57 | 1 | / |
| Toubabou | 57 | 1 | / |
| Tewoubou | 57 | 1 | / |
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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 Tawabu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis