Tawaka Surname
Approximately 232 people bear this surname
Tawaka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fiji | 126 | 1:7,098 | 1,425 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Benin | 31 | 1:333,407 | 26,304 |
| Indonesia | 17 | 1:7,779,364 | 314,803 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Nauru | 4 | 1:2,970 | 349 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
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 held by more people in Fiji than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Tawaka? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,070,546th most frequently used surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 31,411,836 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 57 percent of Tawaka live; 56 percent live in Oceania Islands and 54 percent live in Fiji. Tawaka is also the 1,052,971st most widespread given name at a global level. It is borne by 83 people.
Tawaka is most widely held in Fiji, where it is carried by 126 people, or 1 in 7,098. Excluding Fiji it exists in 15 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 15 percent live and Benin, where 13 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tawakai | 92 | 6 | / |
| Tawakka | 92 | 1 | / |
| Tajwaka | 92 | 1 | / |
| Tawauka | 92 | 1 | / |
| Tawakau | 92 | 1 | / |
| Thawaika | 86 | 4 | / |
| Tahawaka | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tawake | 83 | 2,980 | / |
| Tawaki | 83 | 625 | / |
| Towaka | 83 | 86 | / |
| Tawako | 83 | 44 | / |
| Taweka | 83 | 42 | / |
| Tavaka | 83 | 36 | / |
| Tawoka | 83 | 34 | / |
| Tewaka | 83 | 3 | / |
| Tawaqa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tabakau | 77 | 165 | / |
| Tabakaj | 77 | 79 | / |
| Tavaska | 77 | 38 | / |
| Tahweka | 77 | 26 | / |
| Taweeka | 77 | 23 | / |
| Touwaka | 77 | 22 | / |
| Tabakha | 77 | 9 | / |
| Tawaiki | 77 | 9 | / |
| Tabaaka | 77 | 5 | / |
| Tabauka | 77 | 5 | / |
| Tauvaka | 77 | 3 | / |
| Tavakka | 77 | 2 | / |
| Tavakai | 77 | 2 | / |
| Tawokat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Thawake | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tawakey | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tavakha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tabakah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tavakah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tawakou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tawatki | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tawakhi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Thawatkait | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tabakhai | 71 | 9 | / |
| Tawaqqah | 71 | 4 | / |
| Thavakai | 71 | 4 | / |
| Thawakit | 71 | 4 | / |
| Tabakhha | 71 | 3 | / |
| Tavachka | 71 | 2 | / |
| Tavakash | 71 | 1 | / |
| Touwakay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tahbakay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tachvaka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Thawaker | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tabakeah | 71 | 0 | / |
| Tavake | 67 | 376 | / |
| Tavaca | 67 | 282 | / |
| Tawaqqayt | 67 | 153 | / |
| Toweka | 67 | 116 | / |
| Towaki | 67 | 105 | / |
| Towake | 67 | 62 | / |
| Tavako | 67 | 53 | / |
| Tabaca | 67 | 35 | / |
| Tavaki | 67 | 30 | / |
| Tovaka | 67 | 16 | / |
| Taweko | 67 | 14 | / |
| Tawoko | 67 | 13 | / |
| Towako | 67 | 4 | / |
| Thavaukas | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tevaka | 67 | 3 | / |
| Taveka | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tawoke | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tawakouss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tawaqi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Towaca | 67 | 1 | / |
| Touwwakai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tewako | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tewoka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thawakhot | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tabaky | 67 | 1 | / |
| Towoka | 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
- 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 Tawaka
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