Tawaya Surname

1,032,007th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 244 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Uganda

Tawaya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tawaya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria931:1,904,76167,919
Uganda731:534,78529,774
Tanzania511:1,038,07145,916
Niger121:1,599,33532,126
England51:11,143,612252,590
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Tunisia11:610,62630,336

Tawaya (36) may also be a first name.

Tawaya Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Tawaya Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Tawaya occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tawaya? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,032,007th most frequently held family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 29,866,991 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Tawaya live; 52 percent live in East Africa and 51 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Tawaya is also the 1,717,090th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 36 people.

It is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 93 people, or 1 in 1,904,761. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Kano, where 95 percent live and Zamfara, where 5 percent live. Not including Nigeria this surname is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 30 percent live and Tanzania, where 21 percent live.

Tawaya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Tawaya last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thawaya921/
Tawayah921/
Taway911,221/
Tawaa91213/
Tawayhah861/
Tawaja8319,858/
Tawaye838,521/
Tabaya83363/
Tawaia83315/
Tawuya83297/
Tawiya83263/
Tavaya83260/
Tawayi83202/
Tawaay83169/
Teaway83141/
Tawahy8337/
Taweya8330/
Tawayé8313/
Tawa'a8312/
Tauway8311/
Thaway838/
Tawayu838/
Tawayo834/
Taeway831/
Taiway831/
Tayway831/
Tawaai831/
Tawauy831/
Tawayh831/
Towaya831/
Tewaya831/
Tawhay831/
Tawiyah7783/
Taivaya7721/
Tavayad7715/
Tahuaya7715/
Tawajah7713/
Tawayou777/
Tawaaye777/
Thawiya775/
Thabaya775/
Thawaha775/
Taewiya774/
Tabayah772/
Tawouya772/
Thawaye771/
Tawaaia771/
Tawayop771/
Taiwayi771/
Tauwaye771/
Taibaya771/
Tawaiyi771/
Taabaya771/
Tahwayo771/
Touwaya771/
Tawahay771/
Tawaiha771/
Tawauye771/
Tawwaye771/
Thaiway771/
Taywaye771/
Thawhay771/
Taywiya771/
Tabay733,060/
Tawai731,758/
Tawey73493/
Toway73215/
Tawea73137/
Tawau73102/
Tawoy7369/
Tavaa7359/
Teway7314/
Towaa7311/
Tavay737/
Tawaj733/
Taivayad7122,121/
Tauwiyah714/
Tavajaya713/
Thavayat711/
Thawiyat711/
Thahaway711/
Thawajah711/
Taivay672,753/
Thawai67855/
Taweye67764/
Tabiya67755/
Tabuya67682/
Tabaja67630/
Tauwai67603/
Tawhai67410/
Tavuya67282/
Tewiya67199/
Taubay67180/
Tawija67145/
Tabaye67103/
Towaye67100/
Tobaya6797/
Tawaih6785/
Tabayo6779/
Teweya6764/
Thavay6761/
Tavayi6759/
Tawiyo6754/
Tavaiy6735/
Tuoway6731/
Teeway6728/
Taybay6728/
Taviya6727/
Taweyh6721/
Tavaye6718/
Tawaji6715/
Tawaio6715/
Taiwai6714/
Toeway6714/
Tavaja6713/
Theway6712/
Tabeya6712/
Tawoye6711/
Taiwoa6710/
Tawaje679/
Tabaia679/
Towaai679/
Tauvaa677/
Tawawe677/
Tabayu677/
Tabaay677/
Tawajo676/
Taabea675/
Tabaai675/
Tawiye674/
Taavaa674/
Toweya674/
Tawuia674/
Taawey674/
Tawaii673/
Tewaye672/
Tewayi672/
Taiwau672/
Tawhea672/
Taweyi672/
Taabai672/
Tewuya672/
Tawaie671/
Taweja671/
Tabaiy671/
Tabajy671/
Tavayu671/
Thoway671/
Tauwey671/
Toways671/
Taboya671/
Tevaya671/
Tewayo671/
Taabay671/
Taaisvaya671/
Taivaa671/
Touway671/
Tovaya671/
Towaay671/
Towaia671/
Towaja671/
Towayo671/
Tauwea671/
Tava'a671/
Tavaai671/
Tawaeh671/
Tawaiu671/
Tawaue671/
Taweyo671/
Tavayo671/
Tawoyi671/
Tawoyo671/
Taiwoy671/
Tajwai671/
Taibay671/
Taveya671/
Thawae671/
Tahwai671/
Tawgae671/
Tasuay671/
Teabay670/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Tawaya
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis