Tawah Surname

251,505th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,575 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Tawah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tawah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon8221:25,2673,443
Tanzania2131:248,55220,077
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Liberia1191:37,0473,427
United Arab Emirates1071:85,6297,855
Iran411:1,872,74468,622
United States301:12,081,964463,456
Philippines251:4,049,529157,830
Afghanistan131:2,473,32216,278
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Ivory Coast31:7,690,41157,263
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
France11:66,422,722504,397
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
England11:55,718,059489,080
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Tawah (2,083) may also be a first name.

Tawah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tawah is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tawah? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tawah is the 251,505th most widely held family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 4,627,013 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 84 percent of Tawah live; 52 percent live in Central Africa and 51 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 165,032nd most numerous first name throughout the world. It is borne by 2,083 people.

Tawah is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is held by 822 people, or 1 in 25,267. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: Northwest Region, where 48 percent reside, Southwest Region, where 29 percent reside and Centre Region, where 10 percent reside. Barring Cameroon Tawah is found in 23 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 14 percent reside and Egypt, where 10 percent reside.

Tawah Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Tawah surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered with the party.

Tawah earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.07% more than the national average, earning $45,768 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tawaha91381/
Tawaih9185/
Tawahy9137/
Tawahe9111/
Taywah916/
Tawaah914/
Taawah912/
Tawwah912/
Taiwah911/
Thawah911/
Tauwah911/
Tawayh911/
Tawhah911/
Tawgah911/
Tawa8914,497/
Tayweah8311/
Tawahad838/
Thawaha835/
Teahwah831/
Tawahay831/
Taiswah831/
Tawahii831/
Thawach831/
Ta'wach831/
Tawai801,758/
Taway801,221/
Taiwa801,197/
Tahwa801,096/
Towah801,042/
Thawa80324/
Tauwa80260/
Tawaa80213/
Tewah80185/
Tawea80137/
Tawau80102/
Tawha8091/
Taywa8091/
Taewa8070/
Tavah8028/
Teawa8028/
Tawoh8028/
Tawwa8014/
Htawa8012/
Tajwa809/
Taawa806/
Tawua804/
Tawaj803/
Tawaï803/
Taïwa801/
Tahawash7794/
Tahahwah777/
Thawatch774/
Thawai73855/
Tavaha73614/
Tauwai73603/
Tawhai73410/
Tawaay73169/
Tawast73142/
Teaway73141/
Thavah7398/
Taiwap7378/
Tahawa7358/
Tavash7350/
Taweyh7321/
Thahwa7321/
Touwah7317/
Tabaah7314/
Taiwai7314/
Tawa'a7312/
Tauway7311/
Thewah7311/
Towaha7311/
Taybah7310/
Taiwoa7310/
Thaway738/
Taivah736/
Tayvah733/
Tawwad733/
Towash733/
Tavach733/
Tawadz733/
Taiwau732/
Tawhea732/
Toywah732/
Taiwoh732/
Tahuwa732/
Towaih732/
Taabah732/
Taihwa731/
Tavahe731/
Taywho731/
Tuiwah731/
Taeway731/
Teawoh731/
Taiway731/
Taevah731/
Tehwah731/
Tayway731/
Teuwah731/
Tewaah731/
Taavah731/
Tajuah731/
Tauwea731/
Tawaai731/
Tawasd731/
Tawats731/
Tawauy731/
Tawouh731/
Tawuas731/
Taiwho731/
Tajwai731/
Tavaah731/
Tahwai731/
Taiwad731/
Tawhay731/
Taywat731/
Taswaz731/
Tahahawah711/
Taba6733,256/
Tava677,303/
Towa674,898/
Tawo674,821/
Tewa672,469/
Tashwat6715/
Tahawai6713/
Taywhea6711/
Thewaha678/
Tawaaye677/
Thabaah676/
Ttauwai675/
Teeweah675/
Taiswad675/
Thaybah674/
Tawhead674/
Toeweah673/
Tahaywa672/
Teabaah672/
Taabhay671/
Teavath671/
Thavajh671/
Tawaaia671/
Tauvash671/
Tahwhea671/
Thabajh671/
Tabahaj671/
Ta'awai671/
Tahaboh671/
Tawaitt671/
Tashwaa671/
Thaiway671/
Thawatt671/
Taiswaa671/
Thawhay671/
Thaewea671/
Thahwai671/
Tabahyi671/
Tawoosh671/
Tavhash671/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Tawah
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis