Tawana Surname

145,388th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,054 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Tawana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tawana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,4121:38,3694,929
Botswana7341:2,979388
Namibia3161:7,6251,473
Pakistan2341:763,43511,084
Zimbabwe1491:103,61214,508
Philippines431:2,354,377127,644
England421:1,326,62059,571
Thailand311:2,278,656255,572
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Afghanistan151:2,143,54615,005
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
Benin71:1,476,51557,381
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
American Samoa11:55,7583,072

Tawana (11,005) may also be a first name.

Tawana Last Name Facts

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

Tawana (Arabic: طعواني, Oriya: ଟାୱାନା) is most common in South Africa. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tawana? popularity and diffusion

It is the 145,388th most frequently occurring family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 2,386,230 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Tawana are found; 86 percent are found in Southern Africa and 86 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 57,444th most common forename world-wide, borne by 11,005 people.

The surname Tawana is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is carried by 1,412 people, or 1 in 38,369. In South Africa Tawana is most common in: North West, where 55 percent live, Northern Cape, where 17 percent live and Gauteng, where 15 percent live. Besides South Africa this last name occurs in 34 countries. It also occurs in Botswana, where 24 percent live and Namibia, where 10 percent live.

Tawana Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Muslim (50%) in Kenya.

The amount Tawana earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 25.25% less than the national average, earning R 177,636 per year and in United States they earn 45.12% less than the national average, earning $23,681 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tawanna92565/
Tawanah92530/
Tawanai9229/
Thawana9219/
Tawanay9215/
Tawaena9211/
Taiwana924/
Taewana923/
Tauwana921/
Tawahna921/
Tawayna921/
Taawana921/
Tawwana921/
Teawana920/
Tawuana920/
Thawanna86276/
Thawaina8670/
Taiwatna8643/
Tawhanna865/
Tahwanna865/
Thawanat864/
Thawanha864/
Taiwanna861/
Tawahina861/
Tawasnna861/
Tavana8312,153/
Tawane837,339/
Tabana832,511/
Tawona831,106/
Tawani831,024/
Tawano83456/
Towana83181/
Tewana83158/
Tawena83107/
Tawany839/
Thaiwatna80337/
Thawhanna801/
Tawanhaha801/
Thawani776,768/
Towatna77294/
Tabanay77185/
Tavanga7793/
Tajwani7759/
Tavaena7754/
Tawanit7750/
Tavanat7745/
Towanna7739/
Tabhana7734/
Towaina7734/
Tahwani7731/
Tabanna7725/
Tawanoy7722/
Tawahni7720/
Touwana7718/
Taevana7717/
Thavana7715/
Tajuana7715/
Tawanee7714/
Taiwane7714/
Tewanai7713/
Thewana7712/
Tavagna7710/
Tabanea779/
Tauvana778/
Tawanou777/
Tavanaj777/
Tavaina776/
Tavanah776/
Taawany776/
Tawange775/
Tawanni774/
Thawany774/
Tawaine774/
Tavaana774/
Thawane774/
Taiwany774/
Tavanai773/
Tavanna773/
Taibana773/
Taubana773/
Tabaina773/
Tavanay773/
Tabanau773/
Tewanna772/
Tawonna772/
Tawuani772/
Teewana772/
Tavanas772/
Tawuina771/
Taiwani771/
Tavatna771/
Tavgana771/
Tabauna771/
Tavanha771/
Tawanie771/
Tevaana771/
Tewaina771/
Tabeana771/
Tabayna771/
Taavana771/
Taawane771/
Toiwana771/
Tavanad771/
Tawahne771/
Tawaneh771/
Tawanje771/
Tayuana771/
Tawhani771/
Tawoena771/
Tawouna771/
Toywana771/
Tejwana771/
Tauwane771/
Tauwani771/
Tawanyi771/
Tawanyo771/
Tavhana771/
Thowana771/
Tabaana771/
Tawhany771/
Tawanno771/
Tawanne770/
Tawayne770/
Tawaheenah754/
Thavhana71959/
Thowanna71174/
Tahuwona71137/
Taswanih7153/
Thawonna7151/
Tachuana7137/
Tabaneau7119/
Thawaney7116/
Thowatna7116/
Thaabana7113/
Tabannah7112/
Thewanna717/
Tawahane715/
Tajuanna714/
Thabaina714/
Teawanei714/
Taveanas714/
Tavahina714/
Thawonai714/
Tavanapp713/
Thawaini713/
Tavanaja713/
Tashuana712/
Thaswani712/
Tavanash712/
Tabannaj712/
Towuanna711/
Toywanna711/
Thavanna711/
Taivanai711/
Taivanas711/
Tachwona711/
Tabajnay711/
Tavaenai711/
Tavhanga711/
Thabanah711/
Thawonat711/
Thawotna711/
Thavanad711/
Thavanaj711/
Touwaena711/
Touwaina711/
Tawongna711/
Towainah711/
Thajwane711/
Thobaana711/
Thayuana711/
Taijwani711/
Taywanni711/
Taywanny711/
Teawanit711/
Tabane679,285/
Tavani676,101/
Tavano672,475/
Tabona671,250/
Towane67438/
Tevana67355/
Thawongna67249/
Thaiwanit67227/
Tavona67192/
Tavane67177/
Tabaña67172/
Tabany6789/
Tobana6774/
Towani6773/
Tavena6751/
Tawone6751/
Tauano6736/
Tovana6723/
Towano6719/
Tawaahane678/
Towona677/
Thawonnat677/
Towena676/
Tavanh674/
Tawoni674/
Thavahana674/
Thavanaph673/
Tauani672/
Tavany672/
Tabanneau672/
Tewona672/
Thaivanai671/
Geetawani671/
Tauwainer671/
Thavanaud671/
Towany671/
Tawono671/

Tawana Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tawana in the Oriya language
ଟାୱାନାtawana50
ତାୱାନାtawana50
Tawana in the Arabic language
طعوانيtwany-

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