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
Tawau is most common in Malaysia. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Tawau? popularity and diffusion
The last name Tawau is the 1,828,462nd most prevalent last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 71,446,529 people. This last name is mostly found 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 numerous first name at a global level, borne by 46 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Malaysia, where it is carried by 52 people, or 1 in 567,197. In Malaysia Tawau is mostly concentrated in: Sarawak, where 69 percent reside, Sabah, where 27 percent reside and Negeri Sembilan, where 2 percent reside. Not including Malaysia this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 24 percent reside and Indonesia, where 16 percent reside.
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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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