Tawil Surname

17,108th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32,432 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Jordan
Highest density in:
Libya

Tawil Surname User-submission:

Tawil, Tahuil, and Tauil are all phonetic interpretations of the Arabic last name طويل‎, which means 'long' in Arabic, as these Arab migrants moved to Latin American countries, their last names were sounded out and written as they were heard in an attempt to switch the names from the Arabic alphabet to Latin, leading to many people within the same family having different spellings of the same last name.

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Tawil Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jordan8,5891:1,030151
Libya6,3861:978238
United States2,0001:181,22918,102
Syria1,9511:9,893898
Palestine1,9181:2,372494
Saudi Arabia1,7891:17,2482,391
Yemen1,4271:18,5181,990
Israel1,3701:6,246950
Egypt1,2201:75,3576,848
Indonesia1,0801:122,45312,340
Lebanon1,0651:5,293928
Morocco9541:36,1385,814
Malaysia4561:64,6804,788
Mexico2981:416,5318,111
Canada2771:133,01713,807
Kuwait1931:19,6932,634
Venezuela1921:157,3134,763
Argentina1741:245,65219,922
Australia1371:197,04919,369
Brazil1301:1,646,72654,203
United Arab Emirates1151:79,6727,295
Iraq1101:318,3796,214
France841:790,74795,785
England681:819,38343,863
Qatar591:39,9664,109
Dominican Republic541:193,2027,170
Sweden411:240,16516,652
Belgium411:280,40633,354
Switzerland311:264,93321,684
Afghanistan291:1,108,73010,128
Germany271:2,981,684140,707
Italy251:2,446,26894,040
Philippines181:5,624,346177,167
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
Spain141:3,339,43167,428
Tunisia81:76,32812,820
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Colombia71:6,824,86722,056
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Wales61:515,75523,171
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Tawil (1,226) may also be a first name.

Tawil Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Tawil, Tahuil, and Tauil are all phonetic interpretations of the Arabic last name طويل‎, which means 'long' in Arabic, as these Arab migrants moved to Latin American countries, their last names were sounded out and written as they were heard in an attempt to switch the names from the Arabic alphabet to Latin, leading to many people within the same family having different spellings of the same last name.

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Tawil literally means 'tall' in Arabic. It is written as طويل. Some people add Al- so it becomes Al Tawil, literally meaning 'the tall'. It is written as الطويل. The progenitor ancestor must have been tall to be given this nickname that eventually became a surname.

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Tawil Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tawil (Oriya: ତାୱିଲ) is found in Jordan more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Tawil.

How Common Is The Last Name Tawil? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 17,108th most frequently used surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 224,702 people. Tawil occurs predominantly in Asia, where 62 percent of Tawil are found; 57 percent are found in West Asia and 42 percent are found in Levant. It is also the 225,965th most frequently held given name on earth, held by 1,226 people.

The last name is most frequent in Jordan, where it is held by 8,589 people, or 1 in 1,030. In Jordan Tawil is most prevalent in: Amman Governorate, where 70 percent reside, Irbid Governorate, where 13 percent reside and Zarqa Governorate, where 8 percent reside. Barring Jordan this last name exists in 74 countries. It also occurs in Libya, where 20 percent reside and The United States, where 6 percent reside.

Tawil Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Shiite (65%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Tawil last name are 15.33% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 68.56% being registered with the political party.

The amount Tawil earn in different countries varies greatly. In Colombia they earn 37.15% less than the national average, earning $14,269,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 25.38% more than the national average, earning $54,099 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.17% more than the national average, earning $51,753 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Taiwil91367/
Thawil91165/
Taawil91142/
Tawile9199/
Tahwil9178/
Tawill9162/
Taweil917/
Tawail916/
Htawil912/
Tawhil911/
Tawuil911/
Tawiel911/
Tawl89128/
Tawaile832/
Tawille830/
Tabil801,964/
Towil80382/
Tawel80354/
Taibl80311/
Tewil8016/
Tawyl802/
Tawld801/
Thawl801/
Tawilová773/
Thawaile771/
Taweel733,742/
Towill73604/
Taibel73439/
Tahuil73153/
Tawell73112/
Tahvil7386/
Tawele7385/
Thowil7383/
Taabil7354/
Towile7333/
Towail7320/
Tewiel7314/
Tauwel7310/
Tawleh732/
Towild731/
Taibil731/
Tewill730/
Tabl671,178/
Towl67315/
Tajwell6750/
Towhill6745/
Teawell6724/
Tawheel6714/
Toweill6713/
Tawelle679/
Tajweel677/
Taibell676/
Towille675/
Dtauwel675/
Tauwele674/
Tewl672/
Touweil671/
Tavl671/
Thaweel671/
Towgill671/
Taywell670/
Tawaell670/

Tawil Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tawil in the Oriya language
ତାୱିଲtawila-

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