Taweez Surname

1,044,719th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 240 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Taweez Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Taweez Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan2191:146,8183,189
Pakistan201:8,932,19445,447
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Taweez (794) may also be a first name.

Taweez Last Name Facts

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

Taweez is carried by more people in Afghanistan than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Taweez.

How Common Is The Last Name Taweez? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,044,719th most numerous surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 30,364,775 people. The last name Taweez occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Taweez are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 100 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 290,602nd most frequent forename worldwide It is held by 794 people.

The surname Taweez is most commonly used in Afghanistan, where it is carried by 219 people, or 1 in 146,818. In Afghanistan Taweez is mostly concentrated in: Khost, where 34 percent reside, Paktika, where 16 percent reside and Kunar, where 16 percent reside. Outside of Afghanistan this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 8 percent reside and India, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tahweez921/
Tawez913/
Thaaweez86351/
Taweej8337/
Tawese8310/
Tawees834/
Tabeez832/
Taveez831/
Teez80521/
Taez80159/
Tawesse7740/
Thawees776/
Tajveez771/
Tevez7314,514/
Teetz73895/
Tawes73664/
Taetz73202/
Teyez7339/
Tavez7310/
Tawec734/
Tayez734/
Tabez732/
Tawiz731/
Tajez731/
Thaez731/
Taiez731/
Tejez731/
Tawej731/
Tawouese717/
Thasweej711/
Tayese67245/
Tevesz67105/
Taiese6742/
Tauese6721/
Tawech6715/
Taggez6710/
Thavez676/
Thawes676/
Theesz675/
Taivez675/
Tawaiz674/
Theetz673/
Tavees673/
Thaetz672/
Taverz672/
Tajeej672/
Thaweessp671/
Tawess671/
Thabez671/
Taiece671/
Tabees671/
Tavese671/
Towerz671/
Thevez671/
Teveez671/
Tabedz671/
Toheez671/
Touwez671/
Tawicz671/
Tawiec671/
Tawwec671/
Tajese671/
Thawiz671/
Theiez670/

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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 Taweez
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