Tawau Surname
Approximately 102 people bear this surname
Tawau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 52 | 1:567,197 | 27,732 |
| Papua New Guinea | 24 | 1:339,738 | 45,241 |
| Indonesia | 16 | 1:8,265,575 | 327,276 |
| Solomon Islands | 7 | 1:82,861 | 15,196 |
| Kiribati | 1 | 1:113,407 | 1,341 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Tawau (46) may also be a first name.
Tawau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tawau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tawau is found most frequently in Malaysia. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tawau? popularity and diffusion
Tawau is the 1,828,462nd most numerous surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 71,446,529 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 52 percent of Tawau are found; 52 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 52 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Tawau is also the 1,484,914th most prevalent forename at a global level, borne by 46 people.
Tawau is most prevalent in Malaysia, where it is held by 52 people, or 1 in 567,197. In Malaysia it is mostly found in: Sarawak, where 69 percent are found, Sabah, where 27 percent are found and Negeri Sembilan, where 2 percent are found. Not including Malaysia Tawau is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 24 percent are found and Indonesia, where 16 percent are found.
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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 Tawau
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