Tawi Surname

76,316th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,423 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Tawi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tawi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan1,7911:17,953978
Indonesia1,0021:131,98513,187
Malaysia8671:34,0192,874
Papua New Guinea5741:14,2051,360
Saudi Arabia5571:55,3967,891
Philippines5461:185,41829,705
Cameroon3131:66,3558,394
Yemen2591:102,0286,139
DR Congo1231:600,64745,387
Thailand1171:603,747102,586
Iran541:1,421,89957,683
Niger321:599,75114,963
Iraq311:1,129,73113,630
Nigeria291:6,108,371148,179
Benin251:413,42429,829
Myanmar251:2,077,519669
Taiwan111:2,131,34113,802
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Tanzania71:7,563,08870,659
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Tawi (7,816) may also be a first name.

Tawi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tawi (Arabic: تاوى, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺗﺎﻭﻯ, Hindi: तवी) is carried by more people in Afghanistan than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tawi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tawi is the 76,316th most commonly occurring family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 1,134,602 people. The last name Tawi is mostly found in Asia, where 82 percent of Tawi reside; 39 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 29 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 72,212th most widely held first name on earth, borne by 7,816 people.

The last name is most frequent in Afghanistan, where it is carried by 1,791 people, or 1 in 17,953. In Afghanistan it is primarily concentrated in: Samangan, where 31 percent live, Bamyan, where 14 percent live and Kabul, where 11 percent live. Besides Afghanistan this last name occurs in 41 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 16 percent live and Malaysia, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thawi895,171/
Tawai891,758/
Tawih89119/
Tawie89117/
Tawei8957/
Tawhi8943/
Tahwi8927/
Tawii8918/
Tajwi8910/
Tgawi897/
Tawoi896/
Tawwi894/
Tauwi893/
Taawi892/
Taiwi892/
Htawi891/
Tawgi891/
Tawiy891/
Tawui891/
Dtawi891/
Tawyi891/
Tahawi806,957/
Thawai80855/
Tauwai80603/
Tawhai80410/
Tawaih8085/
Thaiwi8046/
Taswis8025/
Taiwai8014/
Tauwei8011/
Taswip807/
Taiwei806/
Thawio805/
Tauwhi804/
Tawieh804/
Teawie803/
Teawhi801/
Ta'awi801/
Tawaai801/
Tawije801/
Tawuhi801/
Taiwoi801/
Tajwai801/
Tahwui801/
Tachwi801/
Thawiz801/
Tahwai801/
Tabi7526,594/
Tawa7514,497/
Tawe756,130/
Tavi751,721/
Towi75439/
Tewi75378/
Tawy753/
Tawé751/
Tawj751/
Tahawai7313/
Ttauwai735/
Tawaaia731/
Tashwis731/
Ta'awai731/
Tawaitt731/
Tawouhi731/
Tawahii731/
Thawich731/
Thahwai731/
Taibi6762,709/
Tabei679,797/
Taybi674,930/
Tabai673,111/
Taiwe673,084/
Taibe672,695/
Thawe672,399/
Taviy672,195/
Tobai672,180/
Tavio671,998/
Taweh671,242/
Taway671,221/
Taiwa671,197/
Tavis671,011/
Taboi67719/
Tavai67624/
Thavi67621/
Tawey67493/
Tavie67449/
Tawee67337/
Towie67330/
Tabih67294/
Tavip67269/
Taiva67260/
Tauwa67260/
Tavui67256/
Towai67229/
Tawaa67213/
Taabi67206/
Thewi67169/
Tasui67161/
Towei67148/
Tawea67137/
Tabij67124/
Tayui67123/
Tauwe67122/
Tovai67106/
Tawha6791/
Taywa6791/
Tavid6775/
Tawoy6769/
Tavit6764/
Tevai6759/
Tewiy6758/
Tawoj6754/
Taïbi6748/
Dtabi6745/
Tavij6743/
Tauvi6738/
Taubi6737/
Tewai6734/
Tabhi6733/
Taive6731/
Teawa6728/
Taivi6727/
Tabui6726/
Tawue6725/
Tavei6723/
Tasvi6719/
Taviz6718/
Towio6716/
Tajwe6716/
Htawe6714/
Taiby6714/
Tewei6714/
Teavi6714/
Tawwa6714/
Towui6713/
Ttabi6713/
Htawa6712/
Towoi6711/
Tatvi6711/
Teabi6710/
Tajwa679/
Tawhy679/
Taïwe679/
Taavi677/
Taawa676/
Tewie676/
Tavoi675/
Taweu675/
Teawe675/
Towgi675/
Towip674/
Tawaj673/
Taãbi673/
Taawe673/
Touwi673/
Taivy672/
Thowi672/
Tavii672/
Towih672/
Taewe672/
Tewui672/
Taywe672/
Tahwe672/
Tawej671/
Tajvi671/
Tavgi671/
Tavhi671/
Htawy671/
Tóvai671/
Tehwi671/
Taibé671/
Taiwé671/
Towhi671/
Taweï671/
Tawje671/
Tajui671/
Towis671/
Taywj671/
Tawyt671/
Taïwa671/

Tawi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tawi in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺗﺎﻭﻯtawy-
Tawi in the Hindi language
तवीtavi-
Tawi in the Arabic language
تاوىtawy-
تاويtawy-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tawi
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