Tawapa Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Tawapa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tawapa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Tawapa (2) may also be a first name.

Tawapa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tawapa is most common in Papua New Guinea. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tawapa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tawapa is the 11,742,229th most frequently held last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Tawapa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 50 percent of Tawapa reside; 50 percent reside in Southern Africa and 50 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 9,404,674th most numerous forename at a global level It is held by 2 people.

This surname is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 8,153,717. In Papua New Guinea Tawapa is mostly found in: Eastern Highlands, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Papua New Guinea Tawapa occurs in one country. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 50 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Towapa8399/
Tavapa8358/
Tawapi8345/
Tawape8323/
Tabapa8311/
Tawapo838/
Tawepa836/
Thawapo77262/
Thawapi7778/
Taweepa7753/
Tawapee7720/
Tawapop773/
Taivapa771/
Tawaphi771/
Thabapa771/
Thaweepa7128/
Taivapad7119/
Thawapee7112/
Thawapop714/
Thawapie711/
Tawaphop711/
Thewapea711/
Touwaypa711/
Touwaipa711/
Tayuappa711/
Towape6759/
Tawopi6759/
Towapo6733/
Tabape6712/
Towapi677/
Tabapi675/
Thawaphop672/
Tavapi671/

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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 Tawapa
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