Tawesse Surname
Approximately 40 people bear this surname
Tawesse Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 38 | 1:271,990 | 23,227 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
Tawesse (19) may also be a first name.
Tawesse Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tawesse Come From? nationality or country of origin
Tawesse is found in Benin more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Tawesse? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,100,440th most commonly occurring family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 182,188,648 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Tawesse reside; 95 percent reside in West Africa and 95 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most prevalent forename internationally, held by 19 people.
The surname is most widespread in Benin, where it is held by 38 people, or 1 in 271,990. In Benin Tawesse is primarily concentrated in: Borgou Department, where 58 percent are found, Atakora Department, where 24 percent are found and Donga Department, where 18 percent are found. Other than Benin this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Algeria, where 5 percent are found.
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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 Tawesse
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