Tawey Surname
Approximately 493 people bear this surname
Tawey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 465 | 1:41,273 | 2,192 |
| Nigeria | 24 | 1:7,380,948 | 165,663 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Tawey (337) may also be a first name.
Tawey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tawey Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tawey is found in Niger more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Tawey.
How Common Is The Last Name Tawey? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 622,538th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 14,782,040 people. The surname Tawey occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Tawey reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 95 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 476,238th most frequently used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 337 people.
Tawey is most widely held in Niger, where it is carried by 465 people, or 1 in 41,273. In Niger it is primarily found in: Tillabéri Region, where 55 percent reside, Dosso Region, where 37 percent reside and Niamey Capital District, where 6 percent reside. Besides Niger it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 5 percent reside and Cameroon, where 0 percent reside.
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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 Tawey
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