Tawala Surname
Approximately 364 people bear this surname
Tawala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 69 | 1:118,170 | 16,048 |
| DR Congo | 55 | 1:1,343,265 | 79,223 |
| Thailand | 53 | 1:1,332,799 | 187,598 |
| Cameroon | 45 | 1:461,535 | 38,189 |
| Indonesia | 44 | 1:3,005,664 | 168,399 |
| Philippines | 24 | 1:4,218,259 | 160,165 |
| Austria | 16 | 1:532,215 | 49,801 |
| Nigeria | 14 | 1:12,653,054 | 227,444 |
| Tanzania | 11 | 1:4,812,874 | 55,358 |
| Solomon Islands | 9 | 1:64,448 | 12,261 |
| Liberia | 5 | 1:881,707 | 33,815 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
Tawala (150) may also be a first name.
Tawala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tawala Come From? nationality or country of origin
Tawala (Arabic: توالي, Tibetan: ལྟའུ་ལ།) is found most frequently in Papua New Guinea. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tawala? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 778,856th most common surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 20,020,731 people. The surname Tawala occurs predominantly in Africa, where 38 percent of Tawala reside; 34 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 20 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 752,187th most commonly held given name at a global level, borne by 150 people.
The last name Tawala is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 69 people, or 1 in 118,170. In Papua New Guinea it is most frequent in: Bougainville, where 48 percent are found, West Sepik, where 39 percent are found and West New Britain, where 9 percent are found. Aside from Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 20 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 15 percent are found and Thailand, where 15 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Tawala Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tawala in the Tibetan language | ||
| ལྟའུ་ལ། | ta'ula | - |
| Tawala in the Arabic language | ||
| توالي | twaly | - |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tawala
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