Tawaq Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Tawaq Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tawaq Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan111:2,923,01717,932
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Syria11:19,301,02222,457

Tawaq (14) may also be a first name.

Tawaq Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tawaq is borne by more people in Afghanistan than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tawaq? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tawaq is the 5,057,639th most numerous family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 80 percent of Tawaq are found; 73 percent are found in South Asia and 73 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Tawaq is also the 3,024,661st most frequent first name globally. It is borne by 14 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Afghanistan, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 2,923,017. In Afghanistan it is mostly concentrated in: Jowzjan, where 100 percent reside. Beside Afghanistan Tawaq is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 20 percent reside and Syria, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tawaiq9191/
Taswaq9135/
Tawaqq911/
Tabaq801,825/
Tawag80590/
Tawak80349/
Tavaq8011/
Tawake732,980/
Tabaqh73133/
Tawack7341/
Towaiq738/
Thawak735/
Tauwak734/
Tawatc733/
Tawakk732/
Tawakh731/
Dtawag731/
Tawaik731/
Tawacs731/
Thawake671/

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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 Tawaq
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