Tawau Surname

1,828,462nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 102 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Tawau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tawau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia521:567,19727,732
Papua New Guinea241:339,73845,241
Indonesia161:8,265,575327,276
Solomon Islands71:82,86115,196
Kiribati11:113,4071,341
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tawayu918/
Taiwau912/
Tawaiu911/
Tawaue911/
Tawauy911/
Tawa8914,497/
Tawu89611/
Tawayou837/
Tawauye831/
Taabu8012,662/
Tawai801,758/
Tawah801,575/
Taway801,221/
Taiwa801,197/
Tahwa801,096/
Thawa80324/
Tauwa80260/
Taavu80259/
Tabau80223/
Tawaa80213/
Tawea80137/
Tawou80123/
Thawu80111/
Tawha8091/
Taywa8091/
Taewa8070/
Taiwu8042/
Tavau8041/
Teawa8028/
Towau8028/
Taawu8015/
Tawwa8014/
Tawuh8013/
Htawa8012/
Tajwa809/
Tawuu807/
Taawa806/
Taweu805/
Tawua804/
Tawaj803/
Tewau803/
Tawaï803/
Tawup802/
Teawu801/
Tauwu801/
Tawui801/
Taïwa801/
Tawaja7319,858/
Tawaye738,521/
Thawai73855/
Tauwai73603/
Tawhai73410/
Tawaha73381/
Tawaia73315/
Tawuya73297/
Tawiya73263/
Tawaya73244/
Tawayi73202/
Tawaay73169/
Tawija73145/
Tawast73142/
Teaway73141/
Thavau7391/
Tawaih7385/
Tawoue7384/
Taiwap7378/
Tavaut7372/
Tavaud7362/
Tahawa7358/
Tawahy7337/
Tauvau7336/
Taweya7330/
Tavaux7323/
Thahwa7321/
Tawaji7315/
Tawaio7315/
Taiwai7314/
Tawayé7313/
Tawa'a7312/
Tauway7311/
Tawahe7311/
Taiwoa7310/
Tawaje739/
Taiwou739/
Thaway738/
Tauwou738/
Tawawe737/
Tabayu737/
Tawajo736/
Taywah736/
Tawouz735/
Tawuio735/
Tawayo734/
Tawuia734/
Tawaah734/
Tawhud734/
Tawwad733/
Htabau733/
Taibau733/
Taabou733/
Tawaii733/
Tawadz733/
Tewhau732/
Tawhea732/
Tahuwa732/
Tawout732/
Taawah732/
Tawwah732/
Tawaie731/
Taweja731/
Tawuji731/
Taihwa731/
Tavayu731/
Taeway731/
Taiway731/
Taiwah731/
Tayway731/
Thawah731/
Tabaue731/
Taabuh731/
Taabuu731/
Toswau731/
Tauwah731/
Tauwea731/
Tawaai731/
Tawaeh731/
Tawasd731/
Tawats731/
Tawayh731/
Tawhah731/
Tawouh731/
Tawoué731/
Tawuas731/
Ttaabu731/
Tewaju731/
Teawou731/
Tajwai731/
Tahwui731/
Tahawu731/
Thaavu731/
Tauwus731/
Thawae731/
Tahwai731/
Taiwad731/
Tawgae731/
Tawgah731/
Tawhay731/
Taywat731/
Taswaz731/
Tabu6771,722/
Taba6733,256/
Tava677,303/
Towa674,898/
Tewa672,469/
Tewu671,379/
Tavu67370/
Towu67128/
Tawiyah6783/
Thavaud6766/
Thavaux6722/
Tawouet6719/
Tashwat6715/
Tahawai6713/
Tawajah6713/
Taywhea6711/
Tayweah6711/
Tawahad678/
Tawaaye677/
Tauhwud676/
Thahabu676/
Ttauwai675/
Thawiya675/
Thawaha675/
Taiswad675/
Tabhaiu674/
Taewiya674/
Tawhead674/
Tehwayu672/
Tahaywa672/
Tawouya672/
Thawaji671/
Thawaye671/
Tawaaia671/
Tawayop671/
Tawouia671/
Taiwayi671/
Tahwhea671/
Thawaeh671/
Teahwah671/
Tauwaye671/
Tawaiyi671/
Thawaya671/
Ta'awai671/
Tahabeu671/
Tahwayo671/
Tawahay671/
Tawaiha671/
Tawaitt671/
Tavault671/
Tashwaa671/
Tawoujo671/
Tawwaye671/
D'Taabu671/
Tawayah671/
Thaiway671/
Thawatt671/
Taiswaa671/
Taiswah671/
Tahaibu671/
Taywaye671/
Tawahii671/
Tachwut671/
Thawhay671/
Thaewea671/
Thahwai671/
Thawach671/
Ta'wach671/
Taiwawe671/
Taywiya671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tawau
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