Tawe Surname
Approximately 6,130 people bear this surname
Tawe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 2,249 | 1:4,596 | 603 |
| Cameroon | 1,712 | 1:12,131 | 1,638 |
| India | 542 | 1:1,415,250 | 54,195 |
| Tanzania | 374 | 1:141,555 | 12,992 |
| Papua New Guinea | 311 | 1:26,218 | 2,922 |
| Indonesia | 218 | 1:606,648 | 48,159 |
| South Africa | 122 | 1:444,080 | 37,713 |
| Nigeria | 121 | 1:1,463,990 | 56,236 |
| Brazil | 116 | 1:1,845,468 | 59,486 |
| Philippines | 100 | 1:1,012,382 | 86,556 |
| Burkina Faso | 96 | 1:191,168 | 4,278 |
| DR Congo | 62 | 1:1,191,606 | 73,277 |
| Zimbabwe | 29 | 1:532,353 | 42,865 |
| Taiwan | 16 | 1:1,465,297 | 9,806 |
| United States | 12 | 1:30,204,911 | 765,334 |
| Malaysia | 11 | 1:2,681,293 | 102,971 |
| Niger | 11 | 1:1,744,729 | 34,351 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Marshall Islands | 1 | 1:51,821 | 2,326 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 18 | 1:1,354,187 | 47,798 |
The alternate forms: Tawé (1) are calculated separately.
Tawe (1,222) may also be a first name.
Tawe Demographics
Average Tawe Salary in
United States
$36,667 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Tawe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tawe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tawe (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺗﺎﻭﻩ) occurs more in Benin more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Tawé. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Tawe? popularity and diffusion
The last name Tawe is the 79,559th most prevalent last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 1,188,833 people. The surname Tawe is mostly found in Africa, where 78 percent of Tawe reside; 42 percent reside in West Africa and 40 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 226,387th most prevalent first name worldwide, borne by 1,222 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Benin, where it is held by 2,249 people, or 1 in 4,596. In Benin Tawe is mostly concentrated in: Atakora Department, where 69 percent live, Borgou Department, where 17 percent live and Alibori Department, where 9 percent live. Other than Benin this surname occurs in 37 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 28 percent live and India, where 9 percent live.
Tawe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Tawe has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Tawe last name decreased 94 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Tawe Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Tawe earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 18.65% less than the national average, earning R 193,320 per year and in United States they earn 15.02% less than the national average, earning $36,667 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Tawe Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tawe in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺗﺎﻭﻩ | tawh | - |
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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 Tawe
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