Tawag Surname

543,414th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 590 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Tawag Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tawag Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines5761:175,76128,423
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Tawag (15) may also be a first name.

Tawag Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tawag is more commonly found in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tawag? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 543,414th most frequently held last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 12,351,773 people. The surname Tawag occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Tawag reside; 98 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 98 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. Tawag is also the 2,900,335th most commonly used first name globally It is held by 15 people.

This surname is most widespread in The Philippines, where it is borne by 576 people, or 1 in 175,761. In The Philippines Tawag is most prevalent in: Bicol, where 21 percent live, National Capital Region, where 18 percent live and Calabarzon, where 16 percent live. Other than The Philippines this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dtawag911/
Tabag802,993/
Tawak80349/
Tavag80176/
Tewag8018/
Towag8017/
Tawaq8015/
Tawog801/
Tawake732,980/
Tawaiq7391/
Tabagh7349/
Tawack7341/
Taswaq7335/
Thavag7320/
Tewaag7314/
Thawak735/
Tauwak734/
Tawatc733/
Tabaug733/
Tewaig732/
Tabaag732/
Tawakk732/
Tabhag732/
Tavagh731/
Tawakh731/
Tawaik731/
Tawaqq731/
Tawacs731/
Thabagh672/
Thawake671/
Tawogue671/
Tabahag671/
Thavaag671/
Thabhag671/
Thawoug671/
Tabaugh670/

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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 Tawag
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