Tawaka Surname

1,070,546th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 232 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Fiji
Highest density in:
Nauru

Tawaka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tawaka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Fiji1261:7,0981,425
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Benin311:333,40726,304
Indonesia171:7,779,364314,803
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Nauru41:2,970349
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Tawaka (83) may also be a first name.

Tawaka Last Name Facts

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

Tawaka is found in Fiji more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tawaka? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tawaka is the 1,070,546th most prevalent family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 31,411,836 people. The last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 57 percent of Tawaka live; 56 percent live in Oceania Islands and 54 percent live in Fiji. It is also the 1,052,971st most frequently held forename worldwide It is held by 83 people.

The surname Tawaka is most commonly used in Fiji, where it is carried by 126 people, or 1 in 7,098. Aside from Fiji Tawaka exists in 15 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 15 percent live and Benin, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tawakai926/
Tawakka921/
Tajwaka921/
Tawauka921/
Tawakau921/
Thawaika864/
Tahawaka861/
Tawake832,980/
Tawaki83625/
Towaka8386/
Tawako8344/
Taweka8342/
Tavaka8336/
Tawoka8334/
Tewaka833/
Tawaqa831/
Tabakau77165/
Tabakaj7779/
Tavaska7738/
Tahweka7726/
Taweeka7723/
Touwaka7722/
Tabakha779/
Tawaiki779/
Tabaaka775/
Tabauka775/
Tauvaka773/
Tavakka772/
Tavakai772/
Tawokat771/
Thawake771/
Tawakey771/
Tavakha771/
Tabakah771/
Tavakah771/
Tawakou771/
Tawatki771/
Tawakhi771/
Thawatkait751/
Tabakhai719/
Tawaqqah714/
Thavakai714/
Thawakit714/
Tabakhha713/
Tavachka712/
Tavakash711/
Touwakay711/
Tahbakay711/
Tachvaka711/
Thawaker711/
Tabakeah710/
Tavake67376/
Tavaca67282/
Tawaqqayt67153/
Toweka67116/
Towaki67105/
Towake6762/
Tavako6753/
Tabaca6735/
Tavaki6730/
Tovaka6716/
Taweko6714/
Tawoko6713/
Towako674/
Thavaukas673/
Tevaka673/
Taveka673/
Tawoke672/
Tawakouss671/
Tawaqi671/
Towaca671/
Touwwakai671/
Tewako671/
Tewoka671/
Thawakhot671/
Tabaky671/
Towoka671/

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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 Tawaka
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