Tawaga Surname
Approximately 905 people bear this surname
Tawaga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 883 | 1:11,705 | 1,605 |
| Niger | 21 | 1:913,906 | 20,544 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Tawaga (193) may also be a first name.
Tawaga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tawaga Come From? nationality or country of origin
Tawaga is more commonly found in Benin than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tawaga? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 391,109th most commonly used family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 8,052,537 people. Tawaga is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Tawaga are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Tawaga is also the 653,740th most commonly held given name globally, borne by 193 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Benin, where it is borne by 883 people, or 1 in 11,705. In Benin Tawaga is most prevalent in: Atakora Department, where 85 percent are found, Borgou Department, where 12 percent are found and Donga Department, where 1 percent are found. Aside from Benin Tawaga exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 2 percent are found and Nigeria, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tawagai | 92 | 1 | / |
| Tawangha | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tewaga | 83 | 755 | / |
| Tabaga | 83 | 381 | / |
| Tavaga | 83 | 321 | / |
| Tawago | 83 | 26 | / |
| Towaga | 83 | 20 | / |
| Tawagy | 83 | 15 | / |
| Tawage | 83 | 9 | / |
| Tawagi | 83 | 8 | / |
| Tawega | 83 | 4 | / |
| Tavagad | 77 | 162 | / |
| Touwaga | 77 | 119 | / |
| Tawaghi | 77 | 100 | / |
| Tavanga | 77 | 93 | / |
| Towagai | 77 | 44 | / |
| Tabagay | 77 | 36 | / |
| Tawagye | 77 | 19 | / |
| Tavagai | 77 | 18 | / |
| Tauvaga | 77 | 12 | / |
| Tawague | 77 | 12 | / |
| Tawaigo | 77 | 6 | / |
| Tawange | 77 | 5 | / |
| Tabagai | 77 | 3 | / |
| Tabagga | 77 | 2 | / |
| Thawega | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tauuaga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Thabaga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tawaige | 77 | 1 | / |
| Towaiga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tabaaga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tawongai | 71 | 34 | / |
| Towaghat | 71 | 8 | / |
| Tawagher | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tabahgay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tavhanga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Thavagas | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tabago | 67 | 3,310 | / |
| Taboga | 67 | 736 | / |
| Tevaga | 67 | 448 | / |
| Tavagi | 67 | 102 | / |
| Tawego | 67 | 41 | / |
| Tabagi | 67 | 20 | / |
| Tabage | 67 | 14 | / |
| Tobaga | 67 | 13 | / |
| Tavoga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Towega | 67 | 1 | / |
| Towago | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tavega | 67 | 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
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- 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 Tawaga
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