Tawayi Surname
Approximately 202 people bear this surname
Tawayi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 177 | 1:260,903 | 17,444 |
| Nigeria | 18 | 1:9,841,264 | 197,192 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
Tawayi (59) may also be a first name.
Tawayi Demographics
Tawayi Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Tawayi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tawayi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Tawayi occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Tawayi.
How Common Is The Last Name Tawayi? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,177,228th most common family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 36,076,960 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Tawayi live; 90 percent live in East Africa and 87 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,282,666th most frequently held forename internationally It is held by 59 people.
Tawayi is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is carried by 177 people, or 1 in 260,903. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Kakamega County, where 55 percent reside, Bungoma County, where 44 percent reside and Nandi County, where 1 percent reside. Not including Kenya it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 9 percent reside and Uganda, where 2 percent reside.
Tawayi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Tawayi last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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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 Tawayi
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