Tawang Surname
Approximately 2,922 people bear this surname
Tawang Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 2,097 | 1:63,066 | 6,879 |
| Thailand | 321 | 1:220,057 | 36,979 |
| Malaysia | 188 | 1:156,884 | 9,733 |
| Philippines | 134 | 1:755,509 | 74,327 |
| Cameroon | 98 | 1:211,929 | 21,585 |
| India | 67 | 1:11,448,737 | 210,278 |
| Papua New Guinea | 10 | 1:815,372 | 88,623 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Tawang (974) may also be a first name.
Tawang Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tawang Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tawang (Tibetan: ལྟ་དབང་།) is found in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Tawang? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 150,823rd most frequently held family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 2,494,027 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 95 percent of Tawang are found; 93 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 78 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 258,233rd most numerous first name throughout the world. It is borne by 974 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Indonesia, where it is borne by 2,097 people, or 1 in 63,066. In Indonesia Tawang is mostly found in: South Sulawesi, where 74 percent are found, West Java, where 8 percent are found and Bali, where 3 percent are found. Besides Indonesia it is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 11 percent are found and Malaysia, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thawang | 92 | 594 | / |
| Tawaang | 92 | 489 | / |
| Taiwang | 92 | 8 | / |
| Taweang | 92 | 7 | / |
| Tawaing | 92 | 3 | / |
| Tahwang | 92 | 2 | / |
| Taywang | 92 | 1 | / |
| Thawuang | 86 | 235 | / |
| Tawahang | 86 | 58 | / |
| Thaweang | 86 | 2 | / |
| Teahwang | 86 | 1 | / |
| Thaiwang | 86 | 1 | / |
| Taiswang | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tawong | 83 | 3,639 | / |
| Tabang | 83 | 3,366 | / |
| Towang | 83 | 432 | / |
| Tewang | 83 | 192 | / |
| Taweng | 83 | 70 | / |
| Tavang | 83 | 5 | / |
| Taywasing | 80 | 1 | / |
| Thawong | 77 | 2,876 | / |
| Taeuang | 77 | 71 | / |
| Tehwang | 77 | 36 | / |
| Tohwang | 77 | 14 | / |
| Tavaeng | 77 | 13 | / |
| Tavamng | 77 | 12 | / |
| Taewong | 77 | 10 | / |
| Taiwong | 77 | 10 | / |
| Touwang | 77 | 7 | / |
| Teawong | 77 | 7 | / |
| Tayuang | 77 | 6 | / |
| Taswong | 77 | 6 | / |
| Tasuang | 77 | 4 | / |
| Tajuang | 77 | 4 | / |
| Taibang | 77 | 4 | / |
| Tawwong | 77 | 3 | / |
| Tahwong | 77 | 3 | / |
| Tuowang | 77 | 3 | / |
| Tabhang | 77 | 2 | / |
| Taabong | 77 | 2 | / |
| Thowang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Taywong | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tobaang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tabaing | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tabeang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Thewang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Thawatting | 75 | 63 | / |
| Thaiwong | 71 | 95 | / |
| Tahawong | 71 | 10 | / |
| Thajuang | 71 | 8 | / |
| Teeweang | 71 | 6 | / |
| Thayuang | 71 | 4 | / |
| Thaweing | 71 | 2 | / |
| Taewoong | 71 | 2 | / |
| Teawwong | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tuiweang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Thavamng | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tahbangh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tavasing | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tabong | 67 | 694 | / |
| Thachuang | 67 | 634 | / |
| Towong | 67 | 544 | / |
| Tobang | 67 | 237 | / |
| Tewong | 67 | 213 | / |
| Towank | 67 | 62 | / |
| Tavong | 67 | 56 | / |
| Thahawong | 67 | 34 | / |
| Toweng | 67 | 13 | / |
| Tovang | 67 | 10 | / |
| Thathuang | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tawenk | 67 | 3 | / |
| Thaisuang | 67 | 2 | / |
| Taichuang | 67 | 2 | / |
| Thaiwongs | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tevang | 67 | 2 | / |
| Thaewwong | 67 | 1 | / |
Tawang Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tawang in the Tibetan language | ||
| ལྟ་དབང་། | tawang | 28.57 |
| ལྟ་དབང་ | tawang | 28.57 |
| རྟ་དབང་ | tawang | 14.29 |
| སྟ་དབང་ | tawang | 14.29 |
| རྟ་དབང་། | tawang | 14.29 |
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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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- 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 Tawang
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