Tawae Surname

2,136,387th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 78 people bear this surname

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

Tawae Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tawae Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea581:140,58119,337
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Niger41:4,798,00475,547
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Tawae (18) may also be a first name.

Tawae Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tawae (Marathi: तवले) is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tawae? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,136,387th most prevalent surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 93,430,076 people. This surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 74 percent of Tawae are found; 74 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 74 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,608,198th most commonly used first name in the world. It is borne by 18 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 58 people, or 1 in 140,581. In Papua New Guinea Tawae is most frequent in: Northern, where 95 percent live and Eastern Highlands, where 2 percent live. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea it is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 9 percent live and India, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tawaer9124/
Tawahe9111/
Tawaey914/
Tawgae911/
Thawae911/
Taswae911/
Tawaeh911/
Tawaiye838/
Tawaaye837/
Thawaer831/
Thawaeh831/
Tawayye831/
Taswaer831/
Tavae80160/
Tawoe80119/
Towae8081/
Taweu805/
Tewae801/
Teavae7338/
Tohwae7336/
Tawoua7328/
Tawahi7321/
Tawa'i7312/
Tauvae7310/
Taiwoe739/
Tava'e739/
Tabahe736/
Tavaer735/
Taweai735/
Towahe735/
Tabhae734/
Thavae734/
Towaes733/
Tavaez733/
Tabaey732/
Tewaea731/
Tawauy731/
Taubae731/
Tavaet731/
Tavaea731/
Tawoai731/
Teabae731/
Tavahe731/
Teewae731/
Thowaea674/
Taweiye673/
Thabhae671/
Taabaae671/
Taba'ea671/

Tawae Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tawae in the Marathi language
तवलेtavale33.33
तावरेtavare33.33
तावडेtavade33.33

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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
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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 Tawae
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