Tawima Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Tawima Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Tawima (8) may also be a first name.
Tawima Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tawima Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tawima is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tawima? popularity and diffusion
The last name Tawima is the 7,117,718th most widely held family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. It is mostly found in Oceania, where 71 percent of Tawima reside; 71 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 71 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Tawima is also the 4,213,784th most prevalent first name worldwide, borne by 8 people.
Tawima is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 1,630,743. In Papua New Guinea Tawima is most numerous in: Eastern Highlands, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea Tawima is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Ethiopia, where 14 percent reside and Nigeria, where 14 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thawima | 92 | 48 | / |
| Tawimat | 92 | 2 | / |
| Tawaima | 92 | 1 | / |
| Tawiema | 92 | 1 | / |
| Tawema | 83 | 8,913 | / |
| Tabima | 83 | 513 | / |
| Tavima | 83 | 7 | / |
| Tawuma | 83 | 2 | / |
| Tawime | 83 | 1 | / |
| Tavimat | 77 | 711 | / |
| Taweema | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tawimou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tavioma | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tavoima | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tabeima | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tawumah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tavimma | 77 | 1 | / |
| Taweemat | 71 | 9 | / |
| Tau'vima | 71 | 4 | / |
| Tawouema | 71 | 1 | / |
| Taweamah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tawaimey | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tavime | 67 | 50 | / |
| Tavema | 67 | 17 | / |
| Tavimi | 67 | 12 | / |
| Thaweemat | 67 | 8 | / |
| Taweme | 67 | 8 | / |
| Taweemath | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tawemo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tabema | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tavuma | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tabimi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tobima | 67 | 2 | / |
| Taweemast | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tewema | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tabimo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Towema | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tavimo | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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- 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 Tawima
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