Tawia Surname

188,022nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,250 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Vanuatu

Tawia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tawia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana1,8701:14,4501,872
Vanuatu1971:1,336359
Papua New Guinea1221:66,8348,731
United States221:16,475,406557,260
England101:5,571,806158,774
Mauritania61:682,47721,744
Ivory Coast51:4,614,24651,139
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
France11:66,422,722504,397
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

Tawia (441) may also be a first name.

Tawia Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tawia (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺗﺎﻭﻱ) is found in Ghana more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tawia? popularity and diffusion

It is the 188,022nd most frequently used surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 3,238,909 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 84 percent of Tawia live; 83 percent live in West Africa and 83 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Tawia is also the 408,221st most commonly used first name worldwide It is held by 441 people.

This surname is most frequent in Ghana, where it is held by 1,870 people, or 1 in 14,450. Aside from Ghana it is found in 19 countries. It is also found in Vanuatu, where 9 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent reside.

Tawia Last Name Statistics demography

Tawia earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.41% more than the national average, earning $47,208 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tawiah9147,554/
Taiwia91236/
Tawija91145/
Thawia91104/
Tawiha9125/
Tawuia914/
Tauwia911/
Tawiae911/
Thawiha83288/
Thawiah835/
Tawihay831/
Tawaaia831/
Taawiha831/
Tawaiya831/
Tabia804,849/
Tawio80954/
Tavia80341/
Towia8023/
Tewia804/
Tawya803/
Tawja801/
Taweeiap771/
Thawihah771/
Tewiah73655/
Teewia7362/
Tawyea7352/
Towiah7346/
Taweya7330/
Taviad7326/
Taviah7320/
Tabiaa7311/
Taabia739/
Taiwio739/
Tauvia737/
Tabija737/
Thawio735/
Tawuio735/
Taivia735/
Taibia735/
Taybia735/
Tawjai733/
Tahvia732/
Tabiha732/
Tabiea732/
Tawyat732/
Tawhea732/
Taweah732/
Toweia731/
Taviat731/
Tawioo731/
Thawya731/
Tewija731/
Tauwea731/
Taevia731/
Tojwia731/
Tavija731/
Taviea731/
Tayuia731/
Taweja731/
Taubia731/
Tayvia730/
Tawiahová711/
Tayviah67910/
Tavegia6785/
Toewiah6781/
Teewiah6723/
Tabaiya6711/
Tayweah6711/
Tobaiya675/
Tevayia673/
Tabihau672/
Tabajia672/
Towieah671/
Thawyat671/
Taweyea671/
Tewoyia671/
Tahwhea671/
Taybiah671/
Taybiaa671/
Taviaha671/
Thaibia671/

Tawia Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tawia in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • 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 Tawia
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