Tawawi Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Tawawi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 9 | 1:3,277,136 | 121,952 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Tawawi (36) may also be a first name.
Tawawi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tawawi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tawawi occurs most in Malaysia. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tawawi? popularity and diffusion
Tawawi is the 5,587,209th most commonly used surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. Tawawi is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Tawawi live; 83 percent live in Southeast Asia and 83 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,717,090th most common first name throughout the world. It is borne by 36 people.
This surname is most numerous in Malaysia, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 3,277,136. In Malaysia Tawawi is mostly concentrated in: Terengganu, where 44 percent are found, Kedah, where 22 percent are found and Kuala Lumpur, where 11 percent are found. Excluding Malaysia it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Afghanistan, where 17 percent are found and The Philippines, where 8 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tawawai | 92 | 1 | / |
| Tawawa | 83 | 20 | / |
| Tawawe | 83 | 7 | / |
| Tawawy | 83 | 1 | / |
| Thawawich | 80 | 1 | / |
| Thawabi | 77 | 128 | / |
| Tauwabi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Tawaawa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Taiwawe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tahwawy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tavahwi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Taibawi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tabawei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tawaway | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tawawey | 77 | 1 | / |
| Thawabih | 71 | 4,180 | / |
| Tatvawit | 71 | 4 | / |
| Tewaiwai | 71 | 4 | / |
| Tawawaay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tawayway | 71 | 1 | / |
| Thawevai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tavabi | 67 | 1,496 | / |
| Tababi | 67 | 1,192 | / |
| Towawe | 67 | 39 | / |
| Tavavi | 67 | 19 | / |
| Tabavi | 67 | 9 | / |
| Tuiwaiwai | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tawowe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tawobi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tewawe | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Tawawi
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