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 borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tawae? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tawae is the 2,136,387th most frequent family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 93,430,076 people. The last name Tawae 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 held given name in the world. It is borne by 18 people.

Tawae is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 58 people, or 1 in 140,581. In Papua New Guinea it is most frequent in: Northern, where 95 percent are found and Eastern Highlands, where 2 percent are found. Other than Papua New Guinea this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 9 percent are found and India, where 5 percent are found.

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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tawae
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