Tawao Surname

2,506,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 59 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Tawao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tawao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines491:2,066,086120,732
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Tawao (23) may also be a first name.

Tawao Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tawao has its highest incidence in The Philippines. It can be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tawao? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,506,728th most frequently held family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 123,517,727 people. The last name Tawao is mostly found in Asia, where 93 percent of Tawao reside; 93 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 83 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. Tawao is also the 2,239,265th most widely held first name internationally, borne by 23 people.

Tawao is most prevalent in The Philippines, where it is carried by 49 people, or 1 in 2,066,086. In The Philippines it is primarily concentrated in: Cordillera Administrative Region, where 96 percent reside, Ilocos, where 2 percent reside and Zamboanga Peninsula, where 2 percent reside. Other than The Philippines it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 10 percent reside and Indonesia, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Taiwao916/
Tawaou912/
Tawaho911/
Tauwao911/
Tahwaho835/
Tauwhao831/
Tabao802,390/
Tavao8020/
Tewao808/
Towao806/
Tabaou7358/
Tauvao7339/
Tawoua7328/
Taavao7321/
Tawouo7318/
Taiwoa7310/
Towaho738/
Taibao736/
Tawuio735/
Tawuia734/
Tabaoi731/
Taivao731/
Touwao731/
Tabahou6714/
Touwaou672/
Tahaboa672/
Towahou671/
Tawaaia671/
Taweyea671/
Tabaaou671/
Tabahao671/
Towahao671/
Towagio671/
Towaiyo671/
Tawaiya671/
Tawouat671/
Taybaou671/

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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 Tawao
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