Tawashe Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Tawashe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 6 | 1:2,573,040 | 106,478 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Tawashe (11) may also be a first name.
Tawashe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tawashe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tawashe (Marathi: तवाशे) occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Tawashe? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 6,723,624th most commonly occurring last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 88 percent of Tawashe live; 75 percent live in Southern Africa and 75 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most widespread first name in the world, borne by 11 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 2,573,040. In Zimbabwe it is most common in: Masvingo Province, where 100 percent live. Apart from Zimbabwe this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 13 percent live and Nigeria, where 13 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Tawashe Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tawashe in the Marathi language | ||
| तवाशे | tavase | - |
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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 Tawashe
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